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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · Groton, CT · July 31, 1979

Date
July 31, 1979 · 10:17 local
Place
Groton, CT
Airport
State
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8602Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC79FA071
Reported as
Piper PA30
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
483 total0 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Acft broke out of clouds half way down the runway. Circled to land, flew into fog bank and crashed.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT BROKE OUT OF CLOUDS HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. CIRCLED TO LAND, FLEW INTO FOG BANK AND CRASHED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.