# Accident 19790731027549A: Piper PA30, Groton, CT, July 31, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1979, 10:17 local time
- Place: Groton, CT
- Airport: State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3249° N, 72.0669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Groton, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3249&lon=-72.0669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8602Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8602Y-2009-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 483 total, 0 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790731027549A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC79FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA071), Jul 31, 1979: Piper PA-30 (N8602Y), Groton, CT, substantial damage, 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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