# NTSB NYC67A0054: Piper PA-32, N3625W, Hartford, CT, September 26, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 26, 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121556
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67A0054
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0054

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0918  66/9/26    HARTFORD CONN       PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 295
        TIME - 1845                    N3625W              PX-  1  0  4  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRAINARD FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- L.AUX FUEL TANK SELECTED AND EMPTY.L.AUX TANK FUEL GAUGE IND.FULL. FUEL AVAILABLE BOTH MAINS,R AUX
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3625W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3625W-1969-03-20), registration cancelled 1969-03-20, S/N 32-526 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brainard Field

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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