Hartford - Newburgh

On November 28, 1978 at 09:03 AM, Hartford - Newburgh experienced a crash involving Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), operated by Corporate Air - USA, with the event recorded near Hartford-Brainard Connecticut.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. After takeoff from Hartford-Brainard Airport, while climbing, the left engine failed while the right engine lost power. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when control was lost. The airplane crashed few miles from the airfield and was destroyed. All three occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N8999A, MSN 61-0501-206, year of manufacture 1978.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.7344°, -72.6607°.