Piper PA-28 N5731F

Summary

On 17 January 1970 at about 11:03 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N5731F, operated by C and R Connai, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near E.hartford, Connecticut, United States. 2 people were on board. In all, 4 people died in this accident, including people in another aircraft or on the ground. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

17 January 1970 at 11:03

Classification

Accident

Location

E.hartford, Connecticut, United States

Nearest airport

Brainerd

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-28

Registration

N5731F

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

1

Operator

C and R Connai

Operating rule

Fixed Base Operator

Purpose of flight

Dual

Phase of flight

Landing

Route

S → S

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-0139

4 people died.

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

N7442J INBOUND FROM VOR OVERTOOK AND STRUCK N5731F. N7442J CANX IFR CLNC 1 MIN PRIOR TO COLLISION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.