Plane Crash List

Piper PA-28-180 N9558J

27 July 1987 · Groton, Connecticut, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 27 July 1987 at about 15:37 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N9558J was involved in an accident near Groton, Connecticut, United States. 2 people were on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 15:37
Classification
Accident
Location
Groton, Connecticut, United States
Nearest airport
Groton/New London (GON)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-180
Registration
N9558J
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Farmingdale
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC87DNE04

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 1 0 0 1

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

SHORTLY AFTER THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE AIRPORT, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL RECEIVED A DISTRESS CALL FROM THE NON-PILOT RATED PASSENGER. SHE STATED THAT THE PILOT (HER HUSBAND) WAS INCAPACITATED BY AN APPARENT HEART ATTACK AND SHE WAS NOT QUALIFIED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT. WITH ASSISTANCE FROM AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, THE PASSENGER BROUGHT THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED. AS THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OUT AFTER LANDING, IT DRIFTED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH TWO PARKED AIRCRAFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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