- Date
- March 30, 1986, 20:30 local (Mar 31, 1986, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Somers, CT
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6599PPiper PA-24-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860330007979A
- Case key
- 30181
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft, on a night flt, was seen flying about 1 mi west of ellington arpt. A witness saw the acft flying north and just above the 800 ft high terrain. The acft was in a gradual descent and it appeared that it would not clear terrain ahead. Afterwards the witness saw a glow emitting and smoke rising from the accident site. The acft came to rest at an elevation of 800 ft and 2.2 miles northeast of the arpt. The wreckage was scattered a distance of about 300 ft andoriented on a 335 degs mag hdg. The arpt elev is 235 ft MSL and the traffic pattern is 1250 ft MSL. Examination of the acft did not disclose evidence of malfunction. There was no evidence of pilot incapacitation or impairment.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6599P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-1721
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A10, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- S. Scrubber C. Hoverman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- HFD · Hartford, CT
- Destination
- 7B9 · Ellington, CT
- Airport
- 7B9 · Ellington
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
- 26
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 200 total · 45 in this make and model · 170 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 190° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HFD, 14 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.