- Date
- February 1, 1990, 14:02 local (19:02 UTC)
- Place
- Fairfield, CT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N83253Piper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 12, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900201001399A
- Case key
- 36525
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Probable cause
The intoxicated pilot's failure to attain/maintain a safe altitude to provide clearance from the tree.
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
Prior to departing bradley, N83253 was cleared by bradley ground control to taxi to runway 24 for an intersection departure. The pilot started to taxi to runway 06 when ground control advised that he was to taxi to runway 24. Bradley tower cleared N83253 to takeoff and requested the direction of flight. The pilot responded, 'straight out'. After departure N83253 was observed making a right turn to about 305 degrees. After flying about eight miles, the airplane crashed into a wooded residential area which was located about 2500 feet from the pilot's home. The pilot's blood ethynol level was 220 mg/dl.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N83253
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8190287
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Three Wing Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 27, 1989
- Departed
- BDR · Bridgeport, CT
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 46 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BDR, 8 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.