Piper PA-23-250 accident near Windham, CT
On April 22, 2007, a Piper PA-23-250 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Windham, CT. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 22, 2007
- Place
- Windham, CT
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23-250 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.742°N, 72.176°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070504X00516
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 22, 2007, at 1543 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-23-250, N5651Y, was destroyed during an impact with terrain, and postcrash fire, near the Windham Airport (IJD), Windham, Connecticut. The certificated private pilot/owner and the commercial pilot-rated passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the flight that originated at Brookhaven Airport (HWV), Shirley, New York. The personal flight was conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to a witness, who took photographs of the airplane in the traffic pattern, the winds were calm at the airport all day; however, approximately 1530, the wind increased and became gusty. The witness observed the accident airplane on final approach to runway 27. After momentarily diverting his attention to a helicopter on the other side of the airport, he turned back to the accident airplane, when he heard it "sound as if it was taking off again." The witness stated the airplane was climbing away from the runway at an "unusually steep angle," and then turned to the left at a 50-degree angle from the runway, into the wind. As the airplane reached an altitude of approximately 200 feet, it "appeared to stop in midair, while still at a steep angle." The witness stated that the airplane then started to turn left, "from its stalled position," and "appeared to start flying." The airplane then began to roll, and pitch nose down until it reached a near vertical attitude, and impacted the ground. The witness additionally reported that the ai
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a go-around.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
