Piper PA-32 N3625W

26 September 1966 · Hartford Conn, Connecticut, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 26 September 1966 at about 18:45 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N3625W was involved in an accident during in flight near Hartford Conn, Connecticut, United States. 6 people were on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 26 September 1966 at 18:45
Classification: Accident
Location: Hartford Conn, Connecticut, United States
Nearest airport: Brainard Field
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Piper PA-32
Registration: N3625W
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 1
Operator: Not recorded
Operating rule: Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight: Practice
Phase of flight: In Flight
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Night (Moonlight-Bright)
NTSB number: 2-0918

People

1 person died.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
6	1	0	0	5

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

L.AUX FUEL TANK SELECTED AND EMPTY.L.AUX TANK FUEL GAUGE IND.FULL. FUEL AVAILABLE BOTH MAINS, R AUX

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Where

Approximate

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41.7637, -72.6851
Approximate. The NTSB did not record coordinates, so this marker sits at the centre of Hartford Conn, Connecticut, United States, not at the accident site. How this is worked out.

Source

NTSB record 2-0918, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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27 Aug 1966	Piper PA-32 N3630W	Oildale Calif, California, United States approximate position	Aztec Aircraft	No injuries	-
19 May 1966	Piper PA-32 N3462W	Decatur Ill, Illinois, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
27 Apr 1966	Piper PA-32 N3374W	Bethel Park Pa, Pennsylvania, United States approximate position	Miller Aviatio	Minor injuries	-
19 Aug 1966	Piper PA-32 N3711W	Glenville Conn, Connecticut, United States approximate position	Executive Avia	Serious injuries	-
8 May 1966	Piper PA-32 N3238W	Littlefield Tex, Texas, United States approximate position	Maner Flying S	No injuries	-
29 Dec 1966	Piper PA-32 N3712W	San Juan Pr, Puerto Rico, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-

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