# NTSB NYC78FNE16: Piper PA-28R, N47568, Oxford, CT, March 31, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 31, 1978
- Place: Oxford, CT · OXFORD, CT
- Location: 41.4340° N, 73.1168° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oxford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4340&lon=-73.1168&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 18, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142712
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FNE16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNE16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0628  78/3/31    OXFORD,CT           PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 114
        TIME - 1740                    N47568              PX-  0  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WATERBURY-OXFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OXFORD,CT                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N47568](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47568-1979-01-17), registration cancelled 1979-01-17, S/N 28R7703399 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-201T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-201t) (registry code 7102819) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Waterbury-Oxford

## 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 19780331006939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780331006939A), Mar 31, 1978: Piper PA28R, Oxford, CT, Destroyed

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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