# NTSB NYC81FA040: Piper PA-28R, N7435J, Hartford, NY, April 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 17, 1981
- Place: Hartford, NY · HARTFORD, NY
- Location: 43.3637° N, 73.3937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hartford, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3637&lon=-73.3937&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125355
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FA040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3483  81/4/17    HARTFORD,NY         PIPER PA-28R        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 145
        TIME - 1211                    N7435J              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRANKFORT,NY                NEWPORT,NH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: WINGTIPS
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ATTACHMENTS
        REMARKS- WITNESSES HEARD ACFT ABV CLOUDS SOUNDING LIKE IT WAS DOING AEROBATICS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7435J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7435J-2013-05-08), registration cancelled 2013-05-08, S/N 28R-30780, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (registry code 7102809) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19810417017959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810417017959A), Apr 17, 1981: Piper PA28R180, Hartford, NY, Destroyed. VFR pilot lost control in IMC en route. Exceeded vne. Airframe failure. Fss failed to advise VFR not recommended.

## Other investigations on N7435J (1)

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 IAD73DKM37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DKM37), May 5, 1973: Piper PA-28R (N7435J), Winston Salem, NC, 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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