# NTSB NYC67F0347: Piper PA-20, N7337K, Dayville, CT, October 29, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 29, 1966
- Place: Dayville, CT · DAYVILLE, CT
- Location: 41.8442° N, 71.8824° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dayville, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8442&lon=-71.8824&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120147
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0347
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0347

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3543  66/10/29   DAYVILLE CONN       PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 537
        TIME - 1300                    N7337K              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 278 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DANIELSON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: PUMP-PRESSURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OIL PUMP BODY P/N 60984 FAILED,OIL STARVED ENG SEIZED.SUSPECT FOREIGN OBJECT IN OIL PUMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7337K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7337K-1968-09-05), registration cancelled 1968-09-05, S/N 20-245 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Registry model: [Piper PA-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (registry code 7102002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Danielson

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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