# Accident 19820201002109A: Beech 99, Groton, CT, February 1, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1982, 00:45 local time
- Place: Groton, CT
- Airport: Groton New London
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PLGA
- Location: 41.3301° N, 72.0451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GROTON-NEW LONDON (GON), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3301&lon=-72.0451&mi=10
- Aircraft: N451C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N451C-1984-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 99 (registry code 1154002, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,108 total, 400 in this make and model, 272 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82AA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82AA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820201002109A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC82AA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82AA028), Feb 1, 1982: Beech 99 (N451C), Groton, CT, destroyed

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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