# Accident 19801212076619A: Piper PA28140, Chester, CT, December 12, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1980, 18:00 local time
- Place: Chester, CT
- Airport: Chester
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3837° N, 72.5058° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHESTER (SNC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3837&lon=-72.5058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6348R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6348R-2013-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 1,177 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FNE06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNE06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801212076619A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON FINAL APPROACH. APPROACH WAS TOO LOW.

## 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 NYC81FNE06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNE06), Dec 12, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N6348R), Chester, CT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6348R (1)

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

- [Incident 19780108002269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780108002269I), Jan 8, 1978: Piper PA28140 (N6348R), Burlington, NJ. Emergency landing made when engine missed as carb heat applied. Found a hose partially collapsed.

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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