- Date
- June 9, 1973
- Place
- Haddam, CT · HADDAM, CT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5456WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report July 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730609017379A
- Case key
- 190637
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1155 73/6/9 HADDAM,CONN PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 46, TIME - 1250 N5456W PX- 1 1 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 6000 TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING B DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HADDAM,CONN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT HAD NO MED CERT OR PLT RATING.DN WIND TKOF. ACFT HIT TREES AND TWO COTTAGES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5456W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Flying B
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.