# NTSB UNK65X0887: Piper PA28, N7906W, Waterbury, CT, November 29, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 29, 1964
- Place: Waterbury, CT · WATERBURY, CT
- Location: 41.5585° N, 73.0367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterbury, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5585&lon=-73.0367&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180825
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0887
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0887

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3579  64/11/29   WATERBURY CONN      PIPER PA28          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1625                    N7906W              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 24, 320 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            59 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WATERBURY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7906W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7906W-2013-07-01), registration cancelled 2013-07-01, S/N 28-1936, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Waterbury

## Other investigations on N7906W (3)

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.

- [NTSB ERA10FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA020), Oct 18, 2009: Piper PA-28-181 (N7906W), Oliver Springs, TN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control while landing on a wet turf runway, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a tree.
- [NTSB DFW07CA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA213), Aug 15, 2007: Piper PA-28-180 (N7906W), Tunica, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for the existing wind conditions during a crosswind landing. A factor was the crosswind.
- [NTSB NYC78FNE06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNE06), Jan 29, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N7906W), Stratford, CT, substantial damage

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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