# NTSB NYC77FNE20: Piper PA-28, N9937W, Milford, CT, May 22, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1977
- Place: Milford, CT · MILFORD, CT
- Location: 41.2236° N, 73.0646° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2236&lon=-73.0646&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 14, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158124
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FNE20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FNE20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1221  77/5/22    MILFORD,CT          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 200
        TIME - 1437                    N9937W              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 98 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SIKORSKY MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HYANNIS,MA                  BRIDGEPORT,CT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT LANDED IN CITY DUMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9937W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9937W-1980-10-10), registration cancelled 1980-10-10, S/N 28-23481 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sikorsky Memorial

## 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 19770522013829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770522013829A), May 22, 1977: Piper PA28140, Milford, CT, Substantial damage. Plt landed in city dump.

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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