# Accident 19911230057549A: Piper PA60601P, Danbury, CT, December 30, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1991, 07:48 local time
- Place: Danbury, CT
- Airport: Danbury Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3304° N, 73.5894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3304&lon=-73.5894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36362, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36362-1992-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 7106012, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911230057549A

## Narrative

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

FUEL UNAVAILABLE AT DEPARTURE. LOW FUEL. USED CROSSFEED. LOST ONE ENGINE. LOST CONTROL. HEAVY SNOW. WEATHER BELOW M

## 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 BFO92FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA013), Dec 30, 1991: Piper PA-60-601P (N36362), North Salem, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO A DISTRACTION CAUSED BY A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS ADVERSE WEATHER NEAR THE DESTINATION AIRPORT.

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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