19931204045949A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · New Haven, CT · December 4, 1993

Date
December 4, 1993 · 18:57 local
Place
New Haven, CT
Airport
Tweed-New Haven
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1488X
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC94FA033
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO320C1A
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
228 total14 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Lost control circling over water after ILS. Turbulence night time rain and fog. Descended into water off shore.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL CIRCLING OVER WATER AFTER ILS. TURBULENCE NIGHT TIME RAIN AND FOG. DESCENDED INTO WATER OFF SHORE.

NTSB investigation

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