# NTSB NYC71DFM06: Piper PA-28, N8776N, Waterford, CT, August 2, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1970
- Place: Waterford, CT · WATERFORD, CT
- Location: 41.3463° N, 72.1293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3463&lon=-72.1293&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186917
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71DFM06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DFM06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3336   70/8/2    WATERFORD,CONN      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0915                    N8776N              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 26, 535 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            389 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WATERFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WATERFORD,CONN              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- L LDG GR HIT GRASS-COVERED ROCK MOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8776N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8776N-2013-07-15), registration cancelled 2013-07-15, S/N 28-25600, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Waterford

## Other investigations on N8776N (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 NYC08LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA223), Jun 21, 2008: Piper PA-28-140 (N8776N), Rockland, ME, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The non-instrument rated pilot becoming spatially disorientated after inadvertently entering instrument flight conditions.

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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