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October 11, 2020

NTSB Corrects Media Reports Over High-Profile TBM Accident

NTSB’s Deputy Director for Regional Operations Makes Public Statement

The National Transportation Safety Board issued a statement this week detailing the actions the agency has taken since Friday (10.02) in its ongoing investigation of the fatal crash of a Socata TBM 700 (file image pictured below) airplane near Pembroke, New York. “Contrary to some media reporting, the NTSB is, and has been since Friday, actively investigating this crash,” said Tim LeBaron, Deputy Director for Regional Operations in the NTSB’s Office of Aviation Safety. “Our investigation of this crash does not rely solely upon our physical presence at the crash site, in fact, on-scene activities are but one portion of the many necessary to our inves

He Noticed A “Hiccup” In The Engine Power And Immediately Started A Turn Back

On October 2, 2020, about 1512 central daylight time (CDT), a Piper PA-46-500TP, N62ZM, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Lake Elmo, Minnesota. The airline transport pilot sustained serious injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that shortly after takeoff from runway 32 at the Lake Elmo airport (21D) and following landing gear retraction, he noticed a “hiccup” in the engine power and immediately started a turn back towards the airport.