19810813049369A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · East Hartford, CT · August 13, 1981

Date
August 13, 1981 · 12:39 local
Place
East Hartford, CT
Airport
Hartford-Brainard
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6939P
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC81FNE26
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1D5
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
195 total13 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit on landing approach. Crash-landed on island in river. No engine defects. Indications of water in fuel.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON LANDING APPROACH. CRASH-LANDED ON ISLAND IN RIVER. NO ENGINE DEFECTS. INDICATIONS OF WATER IN FUEL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.