# NTSB NYC88LA234: Piper PA-28-180, N1840T, Griswold, CT, September 10, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 10, 1988, 14:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place: Griswold, CT
- Location: 41.5852° N, 71.9227° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town of Griswold, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5852&lon=-71.9227&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 4 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 4, 1990
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 36227
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC88LA234
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36227/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA234

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - aircraft weight and balance - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - temperature extremes (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled
  - terrain condition - water

## Analysis

THE TAKEOFF WAS MADE WITH THE TEMP AT ABOUT 90 DEG F. THE ACFT WAS ABOUT 60 LBS OVER THE AUTHORIZED MAX GROSS WT. WITNESSES SAID THE NOSE OF THE ACFT WAS HIGH AS IT PASSED OVER TREES JUST BEYOND THE END OF THE RWY. THE ACFT THEN DESCENDED WITH THE WINGS ROCKING UNTIL IMPACT IN A POND.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1840T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1840T-1990-03-13), registration cancelled 1990-03-13, S/N 287105115 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-7105115
- Airframe hours: 8219
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A4A 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Wayne Keenen
- Registered owner: Wayne A Keenan
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 12, 1988, 49 hours before
- Departed: 5B4
- Destination: BID, BLOCK ISLAND, RI
- Airport: 5B4, Lakeside, runway 29, 2,640 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 195 total, 81 in this make and model, 113 as pilot in command, 51 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F

## 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 19880910038009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880910038009A), Sep 10, 1988: Piper PA28180, Griswold, CT, Destroyed. Over gross weight no wind short runway and hot day caused aircraft to mush into pond at end of runway after takeoff

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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