ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13498
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| Date: | Monday 26 July 1971 |
| Time: | 07:51 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Thomas Foster Bright |
| Registration: | N643TT |
| MSN: | 30-1642 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hammonasett Beach State Park, New Haven County, Connecticut -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Griswold Airport, New Haven County, Connecticut (MPE/KMPE) |
| Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PHL/KP | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (destroyed) July 26, 1971 when collided with a water tower that was obscured by fog, located 3,000 feet from the end of the runway at Griswold Airport, three nautical miles (6 km) east of Madison, a town in New Haven County, Connecticut. Pilot mistook location of tower. The water tower was not shown on charts; tower taken down after accident.
Aircraft sustained engine failure, and came down in Hammonasset Beach State Park (at approximate co-ordinates 41°15′54″N 72°33′21″W) adjacent to Griswold Airport. Both the two persons on board the aircraft (pilot and one passenger) were killed. According to the following excerpt from the official NTSB report into the accident:
"PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
FACTOR(S)
WEATHER - LOW CEILING- FOG
TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS"
Registration N643TT cancelled by the FAA on September 1, 1971
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. son of deceased.
2. NTSB Identification: NYC72AN011 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=60595&key=0
3. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=643TT
4. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/ct/N643TT/
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griswold_Airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Nov-2011 03:19 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Jan-2017 01:47 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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