# NTSB NYC66F0686: Piper PA28, N6937W, Hartford, CT, June 7, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1966
- Place: Hartford, CT · HARTFORD, CT
- Location: 41.7659° N, 72.6816° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hartford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7659&lon=-72.6816&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 3, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171282
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0686
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0686

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1440   66/6/7    HARTFORD CONN       PIPER PA28          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 8 TOTAL
        TIME - 0950                    N6937W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRAINARD FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6937W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6937W-1991-09-26), registration cancelled 1991-09-26, S/N 2821116 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brainard Field

## Other investigations on N6937W (2)

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 NYC67D0482](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0482), Jan 31, 1967: Piper PA-28 (N6937W), Hartford, CT, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66D0294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0294), Oct 10, 1965: Piper PA-28 (N6937W), Hartford, CT, substantial damage

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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