# Accident 19770522013829A: Piper PA28140, Milford, CT, May 22, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1977
- Place: Milford, CT
- Airport: Sikorsky Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.2473° N, 73.0978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SIKORSKY (JSD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2473&lon=-73.0978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9937W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9937W-1980-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 67 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FNE20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FNE20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770522013829A

## Narrative

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

PLT LANDED IN CITY DUMP.

## 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 NYC77FNE20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FNE20), May 22, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N9937W), Milford, 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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