# Accident 19900201001399A: Piper PA28181, Bridgeport, CT, February 1, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1990, 14:02 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, CT
- Airport: Igor I Sikorsky Memorial
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1635° N, 73.1262° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1635&lon=-73.1262&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83253, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83253-1990-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900201001399A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AFTER TAKEOFF AND DIVED INTO TREES IN RESIDENTIAL AREA. HIGH LEVEL ALCOHOL IN PILOTS SYSTEM.

## 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 NYC90FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA063), Feb 1, 1990: Piper PA-28-181 (N83253), Fairfield, CT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE INTOXICATED PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN/MAINTAIN A SAFE ALTITUDE TO PROVIDE CLEARANCE FROM THE TREE.

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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