ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292715
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| Date: | Monday 2 January 2006 |
| Time: | 11:52 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 |
| Owner/operator: | Kenmarson Aero Club |
| Registration: | N2759M |
| MSN: | 28-7816307 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4939 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Yonkers, New York -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Mount Holly-South Jersey Regional Airport, NJ (LLY/KVAY) |
| Lincoln Park, NJ (N07) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot and flight instructor were flying in the visual flight rules (VFR) corridor along the Hudson River. The airplane was in cruise flight about 900 feet agl, traveling north over the river when without warning, the engine sputtered and lost all power near the George Washington Bridge. The pilots did not hear any mechanical binding, and the propeller continued to turn while the engine sputtered. The flight instructor transmitted a distress signal, and took control of the airplane. An attempt to restart the engine was unsuccessful, and the flight instructor ditched the airplane in the Hudson River. Prior to takeoff, the private pilot had the airplane completely fueled. In addition, the airplane underwent a 100-hour inspection about 45 days prior to the accident. At that time, the airplane had accumulated 4,939 hours of operation. As of the publication date of this report, the wreckage had not been located.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a ditching.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC06LA050
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 09-Oct-2022 08:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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