# Accident 19850410011849A: Piper PA28180, East Haddam, CT, April 10, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1985, 14:28 local time
- Place: East Haddam, CT
- Airport: Goodspeed
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4457° N, 72.4556° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GOODSPEED (42B), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4457&lon=-72.4556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55408, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55408-2013-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 328 total, 299 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850410011849A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC85FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA104), Apr 10, 1985: Piper PA-28-180 (N55408), East Haddam, CT, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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