# Accident 20121119027219A: Piper PA-28-180, Canton, CT, November 19, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 2012, 18:21 local time
- Place: Canton, CT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8556° N, 72.8781° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8556&lon=-72.8781&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8826J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8826J-2017-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 960 total, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121119027219A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LOST FROM RADAR AND COMMUNICATION BY BDL TRACON AT 1830 LOCAL, 800 FT MSL AND 5.8 MILES FROM SIMSBURY AIRPORT THE FINAL DESTINATION. TRACON REPORTED TO OPS CENTER AND INSTIGATED A SEARCH AND RESCUE. WRECKAGE FOUND AT TOP OF ONION MOUNTAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 800 FT. NO SURVIVORS AT SCENE. ALL FLIGHT CONTROL CABLES WERE INTACT, NO EVIDENCE APPARENT OF MECHANICAL FAILURE.TEARDOWN OF ENGINE AFTER MOVING AIRCRAFT TO STORAGE FACILITY REVEALED FUEL IN THE CARB FLOAT BOWL AND ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP. THROTTLE POSITIONED AT IDLE AND CARB HEAT PARTIALLY ON. MIXTURE RICH.  LYCOMING REP THINKS CARB ICING POSSIBLE. MOST EVIDENCE INDICATES CONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN DUE TO NIGHT TIME CONDITIONS.

## 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 ERA13FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA064), Nov 19, 2012: Piper PA-28-180 (N8826J), Canton, CT, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain while performing a night visual approach to an airport. Contributing to the accident were the dark night and the pilot's lack of recent…

## Other reports on N8826J (1)

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

- [Incident 20051102032739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051102032739I), Nov 2, 2005: Piper PA28180 (N8826J), Warehouse Point, CT, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] stated that on 11/02/05, he started his airplane and shut it down before entering runway 28 at 7B6. He got out of the…

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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