- Date
- July 9, 1969
- Place
- Madison, CT · MADISON, CT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4811HPiper PA-17
- Status
- Completed · report March 5, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166941
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3271 69/7/9 MADISON,CONN PIPER PA-17 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1800 N4811H PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 47, 1251 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 610 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRISWOLD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MADISON,CONN MADISON,CONN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ENG NOT CLEARED DURING LONG GLIDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4811H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-17
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Griswold
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