# NTSB NYC77FNE09: Piper PA-32, N1458T, Plainville, CT, March 1, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 1, 1977
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 18, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157834
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FNE09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FNE09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2123   77/3/1    PLAINVILLE,CT       PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1057
        TIME - 1900                    N1458T              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 373 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROBERTSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORWOOD,MA                  PLAINVILLE,CT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: OTHER
        REMARKS- NO RWY LIGHTS LIT ON RT SIDE OF RWY. ACFT LNDG LIGHT INOPERATIVE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1458T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1458T-1991-10-11), registration cancelled 1991-10-11, S/N 327240124 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Robertson

## 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 19770301002759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770301002759A), Mar 1, 1977: Piper PA32300, Plainville, CT, Substantial damage. No rwy lights lit on rt side of rwy. Acft lndg light inoperative.

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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