# NTSB NYC81FAMS1: Piper PA-31, N62987, Bridgeport, CT, November 10, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 10, 1980
- Place: Bridgeport, CT · BRIDGEPORT, CT
- Location: 41.1874° N, 73.1958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bridgeport, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1874&lon=-73.1958&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127893
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FAMS1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FAMS1

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3279  80/11/10 NR.BRIDGEPORT,CT      PIPER PA-31         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 6500
        TIME - 2222                    N62987              PX-  3  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WORCESTER,MA                BRIDGEPORT,CT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- PLT REPORTED LOW ON FUEL AT 2219.ONE PAX RCVRD.OTHER INJURIES,ACFT DMG PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62987](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62987-2012-10-04), registration cancelled 2012-10-04, S/N 31-7712007, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31-325](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-325) (registry code 7103105) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Igor Sikorsky

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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