# NTSB NYC75AN053: Piper PA-28, N1698T, East Hampton, CT, October 25, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 25, 1974
- Place: East Hampton, CT · EAST HAMPTON, CT
- Location: 41.5738° N, 72.4849° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Hampton, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5738&lon=-72.4849&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140970
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75AN053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3421  74/10/25   EAST HAMPTON,CONN   PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 196
        TIME - 2005                    N1698T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARTFORD,CONN               NEW LONDON,CONN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED                                  2800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- IP ADVSD PLT NOT TO RTRN DUE POOR WX.ACDT SITE WX DESCRIBED-FOGGY AFTR RAIN STM.DENSE FOG ON HILL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1698T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1698T-1974-12-31), registration cancelled 1974-12-31, S/N 28-7125015 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hartford-Brainard

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19741025037749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741025037749A), Oct 25, 1974: Piper PA28140, East Hampton, CT, Destroyed. Ip advsd plt not to rtrn due poor wx. Acdt site wx described-foggy aftr rain stm. Dense fog on hill.

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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