Piper PA46 accident near Poughkeepsie, NY
On July 19, 2019, a Piper PA46 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Poughkeepsie, NY. 3 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 19, 2019
- Place
- Poughkeepsie, NY
- Aircraft
- Piper PA46 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 3 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 41.627°N, 73.884°W
- NTSB ID
- 20190719X55851
Official records · ERA19LA231
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn July 19, 2019, about 1440 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA46-310P, N811SK, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Hudson Valley Regional Airport (POU), Poughkeepsie, New York. The private pilot and two passengers were seriously injured, and one passenger sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Radar and voice communication data obtained from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) revealed that the airplane departed Akron-Fulton International Airport (AKR), Akron, Ohio, about 1248. About 25 minutes later, it had climbed to 19,000 ft, where it remained in cruise flight for about 1 hour and 10 minutes on a heading between 080 and 085°. At 1428:21, the pilot requested a diversion from his filed destination to POU to utilize a restroom. The Boston air route traffic control center controller approved the diversion to POU and issued altitude and heading clearances. About 1432, the radar target identified as the accident airplane had descended to 13,200 ft, where it turned slightly right and tracked directly toward POU. At 1433:38, the airplane was located 2 miles west of POU, about 12,000 ft and 200 knots groundspeed, and in communication with the New York Terminal Radar Approach Control when the pilot stated, "…we are getting a ah fuel emergency light at this time so ah just want to expedite our approach in there." The controller acknowledged the low fuel warning and cleared the airplane to descend from its assigned altitude of 6,000 ft to 3,000 ft. T
Probable cause
A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as the result of a higher-than-expected fuel quantity reduction. Contributing was the pilot’s continued flight away from his selected precautionary landing site after identification of a fuel emergency, which resulted in inadequate altitude and glide distance available to complete a successful forced landing.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
