# Accident 19851228063969A: Piper PA24, Ellington, CT, December 28, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1985, 17:00 local time
- Place: Ellington, CT
- Airport: Ellington
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9254° N, 72.4571° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELLINGTON (7B9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9254&lon=-72.4571&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7571P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7571P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-180 (registry code 7102403, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (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 PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 100 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851228063969A

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR STRUCK BRIDGE ON FINAL. BOUNCED INTO THE AIR, ONTO RUNWAY, SLID TO A STOP. AT DUSK, DIDNT SEE BRIDGE.

## 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 NYC86LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA055), Dec 28, 1985: Piper PA-24 (N7571P), Ellington, CT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7571P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19750914029159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750914029159A), Sep 14, 1975: Piper PA24400 (N7571P), South Hill, VA, Substantial damage. Apch ovr 20 ft tall bldg on apch to rwy.

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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