# Accident 19891011039909A: Piper PA32300, Hartford, CT, October 11, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1989, 19:10 local time
- Place: Hartford, CT
- Airport: Hartford-Brainard
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7367° N, 72.6494° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARTFORD-BRAINARD (HFD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7367&lon=-72.6494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4106W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4106W-2012-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891011039909A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED INTO TREES 3/4 MILE FROM AIRPORT ON NIGHT VFR DEMO FLIGHT, NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS FOUND.

## 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 NYC90FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA011), Oct 11, 1989: Piper PA-32-300 (N4106W), Glastonbury, CT, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE CONTROL DURING MANEUVERING FLIGHT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE AIRPLANE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THE PILOT'S…

## Other reports on N4106W (1)

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

- [Incident 19780904017709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780904017709I), Sep 4, 1978: Piper PA32300 (N4106W), Enid, OK, Minor damage. Propeller came off during takeoff. Aborted successfully. Prop was improperly installed.

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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