# NTSB NYC76IA006: Piper PA-23, N5670Y, Windsor Locks, CT, October 30, 1976

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1976
- Place: Windsor Locks, CT · WINDSOR LOCKS, CT
- Location: 41.9298° N, 72.6580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Windsor Locks, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9298&lon=-72.6580&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157029
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76IA006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76IA006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0019  76/10/30   WINDSOR LOCKS,CT    PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1137                    N5670Y              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE UNK/NR, 900 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRADLEY INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARWINTON,CT                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM
                                  PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- IP DEMO AUTO-PLT DID NOT KNOW HOW TO TURN OFF.  PILOT-LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH ACFT AUTO-PILOT SYS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5670Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5670Y-1995-05-20), registration cancelled 1995-05-20, S/N 272784 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Bradley Intl

## Other investigations on N5670Y (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 NYC68D0087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0087), Jul 7, 1967: Piper PA-23 (N5670Y), Laconia, NH, 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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