# Accident 20041011026979A: Piper PA28161, Madison, CT, October 11, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2004, 17:48 local time
- Place: Madison, CT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2847° N, 72.5847° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2847&lon=-72.5847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N233PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N233PA-2013-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 202 total, 190 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041011026979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT DECLARED A MAYDAY AND ESTABLISHED CONTACT WITH BDL ATC ON 121.5. HE STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS OUT AT 4000' AND HE WAS DESCENDING. HE ACCEPTED A HEADING FROM BDL ATC TOWARD THE NEAREST AIRPORT AND CONTINUED TO PROVIDE ALTITUDE INFORMATION TO BDL ATC. WHILE DESCENDING THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AND THEN A HOUSE NEAR A BASEBALL FIELD APPROX. 1 MILE FROM GRISWOLD AIRPORT. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 NYC05FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05FA005), Oct 11, 2004: Piper PA-28-161 (N233PA), Madison, CT, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to separation of the propeller due to under-torqued retention bolts.

## Other reports on N233PA (1)

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

- [Accident 19930202004309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930202004309A), Feb 2, 1993: Piper PA28161 (N233PA), Danbury, CT, Substantial damage. Engine fire erupted on cold weather starting. Had over primed. Failed on turn off boost pump and fuel cut off. (.4) this was the first flight of the day and…

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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