What happened
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White plains, NY (hpn): privacy data omitted BE36, part 91, IFR, jfk to cgf, crashed into trees on a peninsula in rye lake, approximately 1 mile nnw of hpn. Pilot reported dead cylinder and loss of oil pressure and declared an emergency. ATC assisted in diversion to hpn and provided vectors for ILS 16 approach. Radio contact was lost and the aircraft was later found to have crashed in trees. There were two sob and both sustained fatal injuries. Aircraft was substantially damaged. Hole was noted in the engine crankcase above the no. 6 cylinder position. The connecting rod cap with 2 entrapped fractured connecting rod bolts was found inside the engine below the hole opening.
As the FAA filed it
WHITE PLAINS, NY (HPN): ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BE36, PART 91, IFR, JFK TO CGF, CRASHED INTO TREES ON A PENINSULA IN RYE LAKE, APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE NNW OF HPN. PILOT REPORTED DEAD CYLINDER AND LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. ATC ASSISTED IN DIVERSION TO HPN AND PROVIDED VECTORS FOR ILS 16 APPROACH. RADIO CONTACT WAS LOST AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LATER FOUND TO HAVE CRASHED IN TREES. THERE WERE TWO SOB AND BOTH SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. HOLE WAS NOTED IN THE ENGINE CRANKCASE ABOVE THE NO. 6 CYLINDER POSITION. THE CONNECTING ROD CAP WITH 2 ENTRAPPED FRACTURED CONNECTING ROD BOLTS WAS FOUND INSIDE THE ENGINE BELOW THE HOLE OPENING.
NTSB investigation
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