# Accident 19830924050999A: Brasov IS28B2, North Canaan, CT, September 24, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1983, 12:40 local time
- Place: North Canaan, CT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0454° N, 73.3387° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0454&lon=-73.3387&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87RW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87RW-1993-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: I.C.A.-Brasov IS-28B2 (registry code 4490102, https://openairdocs.org/model/i-c-a-brasov-is-28b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRASOV IS28B2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 88 total, 0 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83FNE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FNE05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830924050999A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FLEW GLIDER IN A WIDE PATTERN AND COULD NOT CLEAR TREES ON FINAL APPROACH RESULTING IN CRASH.

## 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 NYC83FNE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FNE05), Sep 24, 1983: I.C.A. Brasov IS28B2 "LARK" (N87RW), North Canaan, CT, substantial damage

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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