# NTSB NYC78FNE06: Piper PA-28, N7906W, Stratford, CT, January 29, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 29, 1978
- Place: Stratford, CT · STRATFORD, CT
- Location: 41.1845° N, 73.1332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stratford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1845&lon=-73.1332&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143501
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FNE06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNE06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0029  78/1/29    STRATFORD,CT        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 368
        TIME - 1335                    N7906W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SIKORSKY MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WESTFIELD,MA                STRATFORD,CT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      37
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          310                                                       18
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- DURING LNDG ROLL PIC FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTION CONTROL. WINDS GUSTING TO 20 KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7906W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7906W-2013-07-01), registration cancelled 2013-07-01, S/N 28-1936, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (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 19780129000939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780129000939A), Jan 29, 1978: Piper PA28180, Stratford, CT, Substantial damage. During lndg roll PIC failed to maintain direction control. Winds ing to 20 KTS.

## Other investigations on N7906W (3)

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 ERA10FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA020), Oct 18, 2009: Piper PA-28-181 (N7906W), Oliver Springs, TN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control while landing on a wet turf runway, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a tree.
- [NTSB DFW07CA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA213), Aug 15, 2007: Piper PA-28-180 (N7906W), Tunica, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for the existing wind conditions during a crosswind landing. A factor was the crosswind.
- [NTSB UNK65X0887](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0887), Nov 29, 1964: Piper PA28 (N7906W), Waterbury, CT, 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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