# Accident 19800820037729A: Piper PA23, Hartford, CT, August 20, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1980, 00:14 local time
- Place: Hartford, CT
- Airport: Hartford Brainard
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CPRX
- Location: 41.7367° N, 72.6494° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARTFORD-BRAINARD (HFD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7367&lon=-72.6494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62656, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62656-2012-10-04) (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 PA23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,803 total, 267 in this make and model, 244 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80DA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800820037729A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG DOWNWIND IN HEAVY RAIN. RAN OFF DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC80DA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DA074), Aug 20, 1980: Piper PA-23 (N62656), Hartford, CT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N62656 (2)

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

- [Incident 19860221007859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860221007859I), Feb 21, 1986: Piper PA23250 (N62656), Rochester, NY. Fuel leaking from left main tank noted in flight. Diverted and after landing properly installed fuel cap.
- [Incident 19780523039669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780523039669I), May 23, 1978: Piper PA23250 (N62656), Windsor Locks, CT, Minor damage. Wheel separated during taxi from landing.

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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