What happened
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06/29/2023 1624Z
DA40, declared an emergency due to a engine issue and crashed into a field near a school aproximately 15 km north of the airport . No injuries or damage reported on the ground. POB: 1, injuries: minor, damage: substantial.
Aircraft engine lost power on climbout at approximately 2000 MSL causing degraded performance to sustain normal climb. Engine then lost power to maintain flight. Pilot decided to attempt a landing in a school yard.
Aircraft was moved to a storage lot at hpn. Iic and ASI inspected the wreckage on 06/30/2023
During the course of investigation, it became known to the inspectors, privacy data omitted was aware of a potential power issue with the engine. The privacy data omitted reported an issue to his mechanic and was told not to fly the aircraft until the issued was addressed. The privacy data omittedpilot subsequently attempted to fly the aircraft from hpn to his mechanic in mgj (orange county airport) when he had the loss of engine power.
As the FAA filed it
06/29/2023 1624Z
DA40, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO A ENGINE ISSUE AND CRASHED INTO A FIELD NEAR A SCHOOL APROXIMATELY 15 KM NORTH OF THE AIRPORT . NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE REPORTED ON THE GROUND. POB: 1, INJURIES: MINOR, DAMAGE: SUBSTANTIAL.
AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 MSL CAUSING DEGRADED PERFORMANCE TO SUSTAIN NORMAL CLIMB. ENGINE THEN LOST POWER TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT. PILOT DECIDED TO ATTEMPT A LANDING IN A SCHOOL YARD.
AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO A STORAGE LOT AT HPN. IIC AND ASI INSPECTED THE WRECKAGE ON 06/30/2023
DURING THE COURSE OF INVESTIGATION, IT BECAME KNOWN TO THE INSPECTORS, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS AWARE OF A POTENTIAL POWER ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED AN ISSUE TO HIS MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD NOT TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT UNTIL THE ISSUED WAS ADDRESSED. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT SUBSEQUENTLY ATTEMPTED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT FROM HPN TO HIS MECHANIC IN MGJ (ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORT) WHEN HE HAD THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.
NTSB investigation
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