# Accident 19770301002759A: Piper PA32300, Plainville, CT, March 1, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1977
- Place: Plainville, CT
- Airport: Robertson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.6893° N, 72.8647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROBERTSON FLD (4B8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6893&lon=-72.8647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1458T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1458T-1991-10-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,159 total, 373 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FNE09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FNE09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770301002759A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NO RWY LIGHTS LIT ON RT SIDE OF RWY. ACFT LNDG LIGHT INOPERATIVE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC77FNE09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FNE09), Mar 1, 1977: Piper PA-32 (N1458T), Plainville, CT, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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