- Date
- April 22, 1973
- Place
- Waterford, CT · WATERFORD, CT
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2866RPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report May 24, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730422009489A
- Case key
- 170645
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0802 73/4/22 WATERFORD,CONN PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1930 N2866R PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 42, 1355 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 848 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WATERFORD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATLANTIC CITY,NJ WATERFORD,CONN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER INSPECTION OF FACILITIES AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA REMARKS- NIGHT LDG,RWY LGTS PART INOP.FLARED OUT R OF RWY 17 WING TIP HIT COWLING N16341,SPINNER OF N2173T.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2866R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Waterford
N2866RRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-200Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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