# Accident 19780902028199A: Piper PA16, N.Stonington,Ct, CT, September 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1978
- Place: N.Stonington,Ct, CT
- Airport: Browns
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 41.4409° N, 71.8812° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Stonington, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4409&lon=-71.8812&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5791H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5791H-1982-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-16 (registry code 7101602, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA16
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 809 total, 79 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FNE34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNE34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780902028199A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 NYC78FNE34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNE34), Sep 2, 1978: Piper PA-16 (N5791H), N.Stonington, 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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