19850410011849A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · East Haddam, CT · April 10, 1985

Date
April 10, 1985 · 14:28 local
Place
East Haddam, CT
Airport
Goodspeed
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N55408
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC85FA104
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
328 total299 in this make and model15 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.

Overshot final several times before executing a go around to the east. Impacted with rising terrain.

As the FAA filed it

OVERSHOT FINAL SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE EXECUTING A GO AROUND TO THE EAST. IMPACTED WITH RISING TERRAIN.

NTSB investigation

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