# Accident 19770313007629A: Piper PA23160, Weathersfield, CT, March 13, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1977
- Place: Weathersfield, CT
- Airport: Brainard
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Location: 41.7026° N, 72.6697° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wethersfield, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7026&lon=-72.6697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4483P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4483P-1977-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 369 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770313007629A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED IN RIVER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF,BROKE UP ON IMPACT,WRECKAGE NOT FULLY RECOVERED,

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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