19870912051599A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · East Granby, CT · September 12, 1987

Date
September 12, 1987 · 08:15 local
Place
East Granby, CT
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N670FL
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC87FA252
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
62 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flew into side of a cloud obscured ridge. Was in the bradley airport traffic area without a clearance.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO SIDE OF A CLOUD OBSCURED RIDGE. WAS IN THE BRADLEY AIRPORT TRAFFIC AREA WITHOUT A CLEARANCE.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N670FL · 1

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