LOCKE, NY, USA
N6489R
PIPER PA-28-140
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.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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