# NTSB NYC78FNE34: Piper PA-16, N5791H, N.Stonington, CT, September 2, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1978
- Place: N.Stonington, CT · N.STONINGTON, CT
- Location: 41.4409° N, 71.8812° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Stonington, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4409&lon=-71.8812&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139861
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FNE34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNE34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2951   78/9/2    N.STONINGTON,CT     PIPER PA-16         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 65, 809
        TIME - 1730                    N5791H              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 79 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROWNS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARTFORD,CT                 N.STONINGTON,CT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     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
        REMARKS- BALOONED DRG LVL OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5791H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5791H-1982-03-23), registration cancelled 1982-03-23, S/N 16-407 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-16
- Registry model: [Piper PA-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (registry code 7101602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Browns

## 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 19780902028199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780902028199A), Sep 2, 1978: Piper PA16, N.Stonington,Ct, CT, Substantial damage. Balooned drg lvl off.

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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