# NTSB NYC68D0387: Piper PA-24, N870W, Stratford, CT, February 23, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 23, 1968
- Place: Stratford, CT · STRATFORD, CT
- Location: 41.1845° N, 73.1332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stratford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1845&lon=-73.1332&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111943
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68D0387
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0387

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0428  68/2/23    STRATFORD,CONN      PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1513                    N870W               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  45, 14000 TOTAL HOURS, 48
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRIDGEPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- STRUCK BUS,KNOCKED LT GR OFF,ABORTED LDG.FURTHER DAMAGE ON SUBSEQUENT PRECAUTIONARY LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N870W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N870W-1972-05-05), registration cancelled 1972-05-05, S/N 24-62 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bridgeport

## Other investigations on N870W (1)

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 NYC65F0052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0052), Feb 24, 1965: Piper PA24 (N870W), Cooperstown, NY, 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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