# NTSB CEN15WA096: Piper PA-32-260, Lorrha, Tipperary, Ireland, Ireland, December 24, 2014

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 24, 2014, 14:10 local (14:10 UTC)
- Place: Lorrha, Tipperary, Ireland, Ireland
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 90570
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN15WA096
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/90570/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15WA096

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On December 24, 2014, at 1410 universal coordinated time (UTC), a Piper PA-32-260, United Kingdom registration G-OCTI, sustained substantial damage during an forced landing near Lorrha, Tipperary, Ireland, after experiencing an engine failure. There were no injuries to the pilot and three passengers. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of the Ireland. Further information may be obtained from: Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) Department of Tourism Transport and Sport 2nd Floor, Leesan Lane Dublin 2, Ireland Phone: +353 (0)85 8689427 Fax: +353 (01) 6041514 Web: www.aaiu.ie This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Air Accident Investigation Unit of Ireland.

## Aircraft

- Registration: G-OCTI (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-260
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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