# NTSB NYC66D0615: Piper PA-28, Shelton, CT, April 17, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Case · Closed
- Date: April 17, 1966
- Place: Shelton, CT · SHELTON, CT
- Location: 41.3046° N, 73.1392° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelton, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3046&lon=-73.1392&mi=10
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172036
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66D0615
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0615

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0853  66/4/17    SHELTON CONN        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1130                                        PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 49, 10000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 75 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ISLAND AIRPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SIMULATED FORCED LANDING, POWER RESUMED AS AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES, SUCCESSFUL LANDING MADE.
```

## Aircraft

- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane

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.

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