- Date
- March 5, 1987, 12:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place
- Locke, NY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6489RPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870305004599A
- Case key
- 30488
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot of the PA-140 was performing a solo x-country flight. He had made a fuel stop approx 20 mins prior to the crash. Witness observed an aircraft flying low and remarked that the engine sounded very loud just before crashing into an occupied dwelling and destroying the house and fatally injuring the pilot. The pilot lost control in flight for unknown reasons. No preimpact mechanical malfunction/failure was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6489R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-21680
- Airframe hours
- 6,009
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 140 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Hogan Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 11, 1987
- Departed
- ELM · Elmira, NY
- Destination
- ART · Watertown, NY
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 47 total · 47 in this make and model · 17 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ITH, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.