# Accident 20161011020029A: Piper PA-34-200, East Hartford, CT, October 11, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2016, 15:36 local time
- Place: East Hartford, CT
- Airport: Brainard
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7367° N, 72.6494° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7367&lon=-72.6494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15294, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15294-2019-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,810 total, 146 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161011020029A

## Narrative

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

ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR FINAL APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 20 AT BRAINARD AIRPORT (HFD), HARTFORD, CT. STUDENT PILOT WAS RECEIVING INSTRUCTION FROM CFI FOR UPGRADE FROM SINGLE ENGINE TO TWIN ENGINE OPERATION. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FINAL APPROACH PATTERN TO HFD AND TRAVELED EAST TOWARD EAST HARTFORD, AND WAS APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET MSL, FLYING APPROXIMATELY 67 KNOTS, HEADING 165 DEGREES, LATITUDE: 41.7511, LONGITUDE: -72.6449, WHEN IT LOST RADAR CONTACT. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED A PARKING LOT LIGHT POLE, TELEPHONE WIRES, TELEPHONE POLES, BECAME INVERTED AND CRASHED IN FRONT OF PRATT & WHITNEY AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING FACILITY AND CREDIT UNION BUILDING. FIRE IMMEDIATELY ENSUED, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE, THE STUDENT PILOT DECEASED ON SITE.

## 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 ERA17FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA011), Oct 11, 2016: Piper PA 34-200 (N15294), East Hartford, CT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The NTSB did not determine the probable cause of this event and does not plan to issue a report or open a public docket. The investigation of this event is being conducted under the jurisdiction of…

## Other reports on N15294 (1)

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

- [Incident 20050820019759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050820019759I), Aug 20, 2005: Piper PA34200 (N15294), Livingston, TX, Minor damage. (-23) On August 20, 2005, N15294, a PA-34-200 departed runway 12 from the Livingston airport at 1240 local (CST). At approximately 1245 local (CST) 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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