- Date
- September 12, 1987, 08:15 local (12:15 UTC)
- Place
- East Granby, CT
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N670FLPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870912051599A
- Case key
- 30515
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot departed simsbury airport on a x-country flight and crashed 4.5 miles to the north in bradley intl airport traffic area. Witnesses in the crash site area saw an aircraft flying in and out of clouds prior to hearing the crash.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N670FL
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7125595
- Airframe hours
- 1,299
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 140 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Arthur J. Weyrauch
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 14, 1987
- Departed
- 4B9 · Simsbury, CT
- Destination
- 3G8 · Batavia, NY
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
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 62 total · 25 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.