# Accident 19870727038909A: Piper PA28180, Groton - New Lo, CT, July 27, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1987, 10:37 local time
- Place: Groton - New Lo, CT
- Airport: Groton-New London
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3301° N, 72.0451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GROTON-NEW LONDON (GON), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3301&lon=-72.0451&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9558J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87DNE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87DNE04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870727038909A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SUFFERED IN FLIGHT FATAL HEART ATTACK. HIS WIFE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT. LOST CONTROL STRUCK TWO PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC87DNE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87DNE04), Jul 27, 1987: Piper PA-28-180 (N9558J), Groton, CT, substantial damage, 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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