41.4665° N, 73.4857° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of New Fairfield, CT, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 11, 1981 · 14:07 local
Place
New Fairfield, CT
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N51987
Reported as
Namer T6G
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
23,000 total4,500 in this make and model0 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.
Zk inspection panel ripped from right side of fuselage at bottom of dive at 190 mph. Unauthorized parts installed.
As the FAA filed it
ZK INSPECTION PANEL RIPPED FROM RIGHT SIDE OF FUSELAGE AT BOTTOM OF DIVE AT 190 MPH. UNAUTHORIZED PARTS INSTALLED.