# Accident 19810622043559A: Piper PA60601P, Oxford, CT, June 22, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1981, 21:15 local time
- Place: Oxford, CT
- Airport: Waterbury-Oxford
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4783° N, 73.1352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WATERBURY-OXFORD (OXC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4783&lon=-73.1352&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86BW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86BW-1998-12-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 8360608, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810622043559A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF AND PILOT DID NOT CONTROL AIRCRAFT, WHICH CRASHED AND BURNED.

## 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 NYC81FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA062), Jun 22, 1981: Aerostar 601P (N86BW), Oxford, CT, destroyed, 2 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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