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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 99 · Groton, CT · February 1, 1982

Date
February 1, 1982 · 00:45 local
Place
Groton, CT
Airport
Groton New London
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
PLGA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N451C
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC82AA028
Reported as
Beech 99
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A20
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,108 total400 in this make and model272 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.

Aircraft crashed short of runway during instrument approach. Pilot stated bottom dropped out.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY DURING INSTRUMENT APPROACH. PILOT STATED BOTTOM DROPPED OUT.

NTSB investigation

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