- Date
- April 14, 1984, 12:40 local (17:40 UTC)
- Place
- Burlington, CT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9487CPiper PA-28R-201
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840414013519A
- Case key
- 35329
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft crashed in a steep right descending turn shortly after takeoff. The student plt flying the acft had been scheduled to fly that day but the instructor canceled the flt on account of weather. The acft was seen taxiing out ABOUT1230. After takeoff the acft disappeared into the overcast in a right turn. Shortly after, the acft descended from the overcast still turning right until ground contact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9487C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-201
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R7837201
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C1C6, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Not Stated
- Registered owner
- The Best Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 9, 1984 · 15 hours before
- Destination
- Plainville, CT
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 109 total · 46 in this make and model · 37 as pilot in command · 57 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 900 ft broken
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BDL, 19 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.