What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft was enroute from Robinson airport (4B8) in plainville CT. To gabreski airport (fok) on long island n.y.
At approimately 1:00PM local time the neightbors in the area of the crash reported hearing a loud thud.
Sometime later a resident went on a walk and located the crash along a hiking trail west of 580 west street, guilford, CT.
The aircraft was found in a nose down position, the right wing was separated in two pieces approimately 200 ft from the aircraft in a wooded area. There was significant damage to the aircraft. The landing gear was in the down position.
The propeller didn't show that it was rotating.
Both pilot and the passenger were declared deceased by emergency responders. Both were removed by the chief medical examiner from farmington
Connecticut.
The NTSB investagtion found a blockage in the fuel selector valve. A piece of rag was found blocking the main feed to the engine.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM ROBINSON AIRPORT (4B8) IN PLAINVILLE CT. TO GABRESKI AIRPORT (FOK) ON LONG ISLAND N.Y.
AT APPROIMATELY 1:00PM LOCAL TIME THE NEIGHTBORS IN THE AREA OF THE CRASH REPORTED HEARING A LOUD THUD.
SOMETIME LATER A RESIDENT WENT ON A WALK AND LOCATED THE CRASH ALONG A HIKING TRAIL WEST OF 580 WEST STREET, GUILFORD, CT.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND IN A NOSE DOWN POSITION, THE RIGHT WING WAS SEPARATED IN TWO PIECES APPROIMATELY 200 FT FROM THE AIRCRAFT IN A WOODED AREA. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE LANDING GEAR WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION.
THE PROPELLER DIDN'T SHOW THAT IT WAS ROTATING.
BOTH PILOT AND THE PASSENGER WERE DECLARED DECEASED BY EMERGENCY RESPONDERS. BOTH WERE REMOVED BY THE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER FROM FARMINGTON
CONNECTICUT.
THE NTSB INVESTAGTION FOUND A BLOCKAGE IN THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE. A PIECE OF RAG WAS FOUND BLOCKING THE MAIN FEED TO THE ENGINE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.