# Accident 19841202064349A: Piper PA24250, Meriden, CT, December 2, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1984, 16:14 local time
- Place: Meriden, CT
- Airport: Markham Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5087° N, 72.8295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5087&lon=-72.8295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7453P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7453P-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,099 total, 1,510 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841202064349A

## Narrative

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

HEARD STRANGE NOISE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. LANDED LONG, RAN OFF END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC85LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA036), Dec 2, 1984: Piper PA-24-250 (N7453P), Meriden, 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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