# Accident 19791111039922A: Piper PA23250, Stamford, CT, November 11, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1979, 22:45 local time
- Place: Stamford, CT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.0534° N, 73.5387° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stamford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0534&lon=-73.5387&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54857, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54857) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791111039922A

## Narrative

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

UNAWARE OF COLLISION OF OVERTAKING COMPANY AIRCRAFT WHOSE WING HIT HIS RIGHT PROP. FOUND PROP DAMAGE WHEN LANDED.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N405CA, Piper PA31300: [Accident 19791111039921A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791111039921A)

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N54857 (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20180111000659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180111000659A), Jan 11, 2018: Piper PA-23-250 (N54857), Ruby Valley, NV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On January 11, 2018, about 1800 pacific standard time, a Piper PA-23-250 airplane, N54857, collided with mountainous terrain about 42 miles south of elko,…
- [Incident 20080318014569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080318014569I), Mar 18, 2008: Piper PA23250 (N54857), Richmond, VA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot made emergency landing at kric due to right engine failure in flight. Upon investigation, found the RH engine #3 cylinder separated from the…
- [Incident 19860124008719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860124008719I), Jan 24, 1986: Piper PA23250 (N54857), Windsor Locks, CT, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend the landing gear.

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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