# Accident 19870912051599A: Piper PA28140, East Granby, CT, September 12, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1987, 08:15 local time
- Place: East Granby, CT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9412° N, 72.7273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Granby, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9412&lon=-72.7273&mi=10
- Aircraft: N670FL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N670FL-1988-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 62 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87FA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA252) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870912051599A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC87FA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA252), Sep 12, 1987: Piper PA-28-140 (N670FL), East Granby, CT, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N670FL (1)

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

- [Incident 19870808076819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870808076819I), Aug 8, 1987: Piper PA28140 (N670FL), Youngstown, OH. Smoke in cabin. Diverted to Youngstown. Landed without incident. Diode near the battery shorted.

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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