14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, August 26, 2012 in East Hampton, NY
Aircraft: MOONEY M20C, registration: N557M
Injuries: 2 Serious.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On August 26, 2012, at 1715 eastern daylight time, a Mooney M20C, N557M, registered to a private owner, experienced a total loss of engine power on initial takeoff climb from East Hampton Airport (HTO) East Hampton, New York. The pilot attempted to return to the airport and the airplane collided with trees. The airplane sustained substantial damage due to impact and a postcrash fire. The private pilot and one passenger received serious injuries. The flight was operating as a 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The flight departed HTO at 1714.
The pilot stated he conducted a preflight inspection and no anomalies were noted. He completed an engine start, taxi, and engine run up. No anomalies were noted. He departed from runway 10. The airplane became airborne and he retracted the landing gear and flaps. The engine rpm decreased from 2,750 rpm to 2,400 rpm. He verified the carburetor heat was off, and the throttle, propeller, and mixture controls were full forward. He declared an emergency with East Hampton Control Tower and turned left in an attempt to return to a closed runway. During the turn "the engine became quiet" and the airplane collided with trees.
The airplane has been recovered pending further examination.
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 557M Make/Model: MO20 Description: M20C
Date: 08/26/2012 Time: 2136
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Serious Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Destroyed
LOCATION
City: EAST HAMPTON State: NY Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A WOODED AREA SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE, NEAR EAST
HAMPTON, NY
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 2 Fat: 0 Ser: 2 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: FARMINGDALE, NY (EA11) Entry date: 08/27/2012
http://registry.faa.gov/N557M
(Photo credit: Newsday)
An Assonet man injured in a small plane crash over the weekend was recovering Monday at a New York hospital.
Steven Bochter was in good condition Monday afternoon at Stony Brook University Hospital, according to spokesman Clinton Weaver.
Weaver also said Kimberly Brillo, who was
identified by several media outlets as the passenger in the plane, had
been discharged.
Weaver cited federal privacy
laws in declining to say where Brillo is from. Bochter declined through
Weaver to be interviewed by a reporter.
The
Associated Press reported that a single-engine Mooney plane crashed on
eastern Long Island shortly before 5:30 p.m. Sunday, leaving two people
with unspecified injuries. East Hampton police said the crash victims
had flown there earlier that day and were returning to the Taunton
airport when they went down, according to The Associated Press, which
said the couple had taken off, experienced a problem and tried to land
at the Long Island airport.
A man who answered
the phone at Suzuki Triumph of Swansea auto dealership Monday said
Bochter owns that business. The man, who declined to give his full name,
identified himself as a friend and confirmed that Bochter and a
companion had been involved in the plane crash. The Massachusetts
Secretary of State lists Bochter, of Assonet, as president, secretary
and director of Suzuki of Swansea Inc.
Source: http://www.southcoasttoday.com
Source: http://www.southcoasttoday.com
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