# Accident 19781128044589A: Piper PA60601P, Hartford, CT, November 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1978
- Place: Hartford, CT
- Airport: Hartford
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operator: CPR
- Location: 41.7659° N, 72.6816° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hartford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7659&lon=-72.6816&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8999A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8999A-1982-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 8360608, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,234 total, 171 in this make and model, 124 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781128044589A

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE OVER TEMP PISTON, ERRATIC TURBO GATE. MISC UNDETERMINES OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL.

## 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 NYC79FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA014), Nov 28, 1978: Aerostar 601P (N8999A), Hartford, CT, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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