What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On December 12, 2024, about 1846 EST, a Tecnam
P2008 was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Westchester County Airport (hpn). One pilot was fatally injured, and the other pilot was
Seriously injured. The airplane was operated under 14 CFR part 91. The flight departed linden airport (ldj) enroute to albany (alb). Approximately 30 minutes into the flight, during cruise, the engine failed and the pilot diverted to hpn. Clearance was obtained to land. The engine was restarted. Shortly thereafter, it failed again. The acft impacted the ground in the median between the north and southbound lanes of us 684. It came to rest on its side with substantial damage to the entire acft.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 12, 2024, ABOUT 1846 EST, A TECNAM
P2008 WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR WESTCHESTER COUNTY AIRPORT (HPN). ONE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED, AND THE OTHER PILOT WAS
SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED LINDEN AIRPORT (LDJ) ENROUTE TO ALBANY (ALB). APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, DURING CRUISE, THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE PILOT DIVERTED TO HPN. CLEARANCE WAS OBTAINED TO LAND. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, IT FAILED AGAIN. THE ACFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN THE MEDIAN BETWEEN THE NORTH AND SOUTHBOUND LANES OF US 684. IT CAME TO REST ON ITS SIDE WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENTIRE ACFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.