# NTSB NYC80DA074: Piper PA-23, N62656, Hartford, CT, August 20, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1980
- Place: Hartford, CT · HARTFORD, CT
- Location: 41.7659° N, 72.6816° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hartford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7659&lon=-72.6816&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129427
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80DA074
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DA074

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1738  80/8/20    HARTFORD,CT         PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 5803
        TIME - 0014                    N62656              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 267 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARTFORD-BRAINARD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PROVIDENCE,RI               HARTFORD,CT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       71
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           30                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- PLT LNDD DWNWND ON RWY 20 AFTER VOR MISSED APCH FM RWY 02.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62656](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62656-2012-10-04), registration cancelled 2012-10-04, S/N 27-7654122, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hartford-Brainard

## 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 19800820037729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800820037729A), Aug 20, 1980: Piper PA23, Hartford, CT, Substantial damage. Landed long downwind in heavy rain. Ran off departure end of runway.

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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