# NTSB investigations, 1987, CT NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports. ## Latest cases - [NTSB NYC88LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA039.md): Waco ZKC-5 · No. Canaan, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 23, 1987 · N14164 · Substantial damage > The aircraft touched down in a 3-point landing attitude at north Canaan, Connecticut. The left landing gear wheel rotated 90 degrees and the left gear was dragged 144 yards before the aircraft became inverted. It was revealed that the braze joint at the top… - [NTSB NYC88LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA031.md): Cessna 172 · Stamford, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 5, 1987 · N9538L · Substantial damage > The instructor (CFI) reported that the aircraft had just reached the top of a climb at 2500 ft when the engine lost power. An off airport landing was made on a golf course. During the landing, the wings struck trees and the aircraft was damaged. The golf… - [NTSB NYC88DNE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88DNE01.md): Lamb Commander Elite · Meriden, CT · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Nov 4, 1987 · N501JL · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the homebuilt gyrocopter while preforming low level 'fast taxi' maneuvers. - [NTSB NYC88LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA027.md): Piper PA-32R-300 · Windham, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 30, 1987 · N38334 · Substantial damage > The flight departed groton, Connecticut enroute to willimantic, Connecticut in unlimited visibility. However at Windham airport, the runway was partially obscured by patchy fog according to the pilot. The pilot landed long due to carrying additional speed in… - [NTSB NYC88LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA009.md): Cessna 140 · New Milford, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 18, 1987 · N2841N · Substantial damage > The flight en route was uneventful; however, during the landing at New Milford, CT, the aircraft's propeller struck the surface of the runway & the plane nosed over. The plt stated that he applied the brakes too harshly. - [NTSB NYC87LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA266.md): Cessna 152 · Bridgeport, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 29, 1987 · N93193 · Substantial damage > The plt of Cessna 152, N93193, taxied for takeoff with the intentions of using rwy 24. At about the same time, a navy H-53 (Sikorsky) helicopter entered a pattern to land on rwy 24. With the heavy helicopter apchg to land, the Cessna plt accepted an offer to… - [NTSB NYC87FA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA252.md): Piper PA-28-140 · East Granby, CT · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 12, 1987 · N670FL · Destroyed > The pilot departed simsbury airport on a x-country flight and crashed 4.5 miles to the north in bradley intl airport traffic area. Witnesses in the crash site area saw an aircraft flying in and out of clouds prior to hearing the crash. - [NTSB NYC87FA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA250.md): Piper PA-28-236 · Gaylordsville, CT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 12, 1987 · N2186B · Destroyed > The pilot of the Piper PA-28-236 was cruising at 6000 ft at night when he reported a failure of his vacuum pump followed by loss of his attitude indicator and directional gyro. The aircraft was observed to make a 360 degree turn on the radar scope. The air… - [NTSB NYC87DNE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87DNE05.md): Hall B-80M · Waterford, CT · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Sep 1, 1987 · N180RH · Substantial damage > The gyrocopter was observed to touch down and become airborne again. After becoming airborne it was observed to pitch down, with the main rotor blades striking the ground in front of the aircraft. The pilot said his right contact lens wasbothering him and he… - [NTSB NYC87LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA213.md): Cessna 172P · Plainfield, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 1987 · N99171 · Substantial damage > While landing in crosswind conditions, the pilot failed to compensate for the conditions and lost directional control of the aircraft. The aircraft went down an embankment, collided with a fence and then flipped inverted. - [NTSB NYC87LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA228.md): Cessna 172 · Groton, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 31, 1987 · N53461 · Substantial damage > The aircraft was taxiing to the ramp after landing. While the pilot was maneuvering the aircraft into a parking space, the aircraft was positioned in such a way that the sun had blinded him temporarily. As the pilot turned the aircraft the left wing contacted… - [NTSB NYC87DNE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87DNE04.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Groton, CT · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Jul 27, 1987 · N9558J · Substantial damage > Shortly after the aircraft departed the airport, air traffic control personnel received a distress call from the non-pilot rated passenger. She stated that the pilot (her husband) was incapacitated by an apparent heart attack and she was not qualified to fly… - [NTSB NYC87LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA243.md): Beech C24R · Danbury, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 16, 1987 · N1997L · Substantial damage > During a landing at late dusk, the aircraft collided with a deer that darted onto the runway. The pilot said there was no time to take evasive action before the collision. The left wing and left gear door were damaged and the left fuel tank was ruptured. - [NTSB NYC87DNE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87DNE03.md): Noble Falcon X-P · Wallingford, CT · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 5, 1987 · N62JC · Substantial damage > The undetermined loss of engine power, and the pilot's poor aircraft handling during the resultant forced landing. - [NTSB NYC87LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA158.md): Beech 58TC · Oxford, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 5, 1987 · N6058U · Substantial damage > The flight was making an ILS approach to runway 36 in IMC. The aircraft touched down about 2,000 feet down the 5,000 foot runway and to the left of the runway centerline. The aircraft hydroplaned on standing water on the runway and skidded off the end coming… - [NTSB NYC87FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA160.md): Robinson R22 Mariner · So. Windsor, CT · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 3, 1987 · N2287L · Destroyed > A loss of control in flight for undetermined reasons. - [NTSB NYC87LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA154.md): Cessna 172 · New Haven, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 24, 1987 · N65482 · Substantial damage > Drg a night flt from new bedford to bridgeport, the plt enctrd visibility problems & believed that fuel consumption was higher than normal. He obtained radar vectors to New Haven. After seeing the arpt, he flew over to establish the runway pattern. However,… - [NTSB NYC87LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA153.md): Cessna 182 · Ellington, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 23, 1987 · N9192G · Substantial damage > The pilot stated that while making a standard left traffic pattern, the wind at the north end of the airport shifted from the southeast to the northwest. The acft touched down with excessive ground speed, ran off the end of the rwy and came to rest on a… - [NTSB NYC87LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA134.md): Robinson R-22 · Ellington, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 29, 1987 · N9070F · Substantial damage > During an instructional flight, the instructor pilot simulated a forced landing at about 250 feet and 60 KIAS. The student pilot at this time entered an autorotation and the helicopter started to descend. Collective was pulled but this failed to stop the… - [NTSB NYC87FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA124.md): Bellanca 8KCAB · New Milford, CT · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 15, 1987 · N377SW · Destroyed > After taking off on runway 16 at the candlelight farms airport, the flight remained low over the runway while gaining airspeed. As the aircraft approached the upwind end of the runway, witnesses observed it enter a steep climb that continued to an estimated… - [NTSB NYC87LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA102.md): Cessna 172N · Danbury, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 5, 1987 · N5277E · Substantial damage > Student pilot lost directonal control on landing and the aircraft veered to the left of the runway and collided with a snowbank. - [NTSB NYC87LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA093.md): Mooney M20J · Plainville, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 22, 1987 · N222NS · Substantial damage > During landing, the pilot came in high and fast, pilot stated that aircraft seemed to float down the runway and when the wheels touched down, the aircraft bounced. Bouncing for the third time, the pilot added full throttle and raised the flaps. However the… - [NTSB NYC87LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA074.md): Cessna 152C · Washington, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 2, 1987 · N757TZ · Substantial damage > The flight departed newport state airport, newport, rhode island on a student solo cross country enroute to waterbury, Connecticut. While over Washington, Connecticut, the aircraft began losing rpms and altitude. The acft was substantially damaged during the… - [NTSB NYC87LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA064.md): Cessna 152 · Simsbury, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 23, 1987 · N48918 · Substantial damage > The aircraft was landing on runway 21 at Simsbury, Connecticut when the pilot lost directional control and the left main wheel contacted the snow bank, which in turn caused the airplane to lean over to the right striking the wing on the runway surface. ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1987 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'CT' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?state=CT&year=1987 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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