# NTSB NYC72FNE10: Piper PA-28, N1769T, Plainville, CT, September 4, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1971
- Place: Plainville, CT · PLAINVILLE, CT
- Location: 41.6745° N, 72.8582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainville, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6745&lon=-72.8582&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163556
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FNE10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FNE10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1470   71/9/4    PLAINVILLE,CONN     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 107
        TIME - 1025                    N1769T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROBERTSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLAINVILLE,CONN             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DETERIORATED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- CARB AIR DUCT POOR COND.LOST PWR ON DOWNWIND LEG.LND TOO FAST AND LONG.ATTEMPTED GO AROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1769T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1769T), registered now, S/N 28-7125088, built 1970 (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: Robertson

## Other investigations on N1769T (2)

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 MIA76FLA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLA26), Nov 21, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N1769T), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX71DUJ66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71DUJ66), Jan 20, 1971: Piper PA-28 (N1769T), Yuma, AZ, 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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