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42B · Goodspeed Airport

FAA-LID · US · 14 NTSB events

ID 42B Elev 9 ft Lat 41° 26.76' N Lon 72° 27.42' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,500 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
16W — 4,500 ft 1000 ft Water No —
34W — 4,500 ft 1000 ft Water No —
14 — 2,120 ft 50 ft Asphalt (good) Yes —
32 334° 2,120 ft 50 ft Asphalt (good) Yes —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 4 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (1)

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    DEER, BIRDS & WATERFOWL ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (4 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC NEW YORK APCH AT 516-683-2449.
  • ·PARL TURF TWY MKD WITH YELLOW CONES.
  • ·MAY BE SOFT WHEN WET OR AFT RAIN.
  • ·OVNGT PRKG FEE. +12 FT N-S ROAD AT THR.

Field profile

Wikipedia

Full article ↗

Goodspeed Airport is located in East Haddam, Connecticut, United States. It has been under new ownership with the support of the Recreational Aviation Foundation since November 2020. The new owners plan to revitalize the airport and encourage a vibrant general aviation community.

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

14 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

14

since 1982

Fatal

2

14.3% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Stall / spin 1
  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=14

  • Other 5
  • Loss of control 3
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2022-07-17 Bellanca 7KCAB · Loss of control · VMC · dusk →
2019-05-25 JIHLAVAN AIRPLANES SRO KP5 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2016-07-23 TEMPLE BENJAMIN FREEDOM MASTER FM-2 · Other · VMC · day →
2015-08-08 Cessna 170A · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2010-05-24 Cessna 172S · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2008-09-20 Berrie Kolb Mark III · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2000-03-30 Piper PA-32R-301 · Other · day →
1999-06-23 Cessna 185E · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1994-05-15 Davis DK-1 · Under/overshoot · day →
1992-09-14 Champion 7KCAB · Other · VMC · day →
1990-02-01 Piper PA-34-200 · Weather · VMC · day →
1985-04-10 Piper PA-28-180 · Other · VMC · day →
1985-04-05 Beech B-35 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1983-10-09 Thorp T-18 · Other · VMC · day →

Designees in CT

CFI Flight Instructors 519 A&P Mechanics 2,087 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 17 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 3 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 6 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 9 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 7 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 5 ODA Organizational Designations 7 Schools Flight Schools 21 FBO Fixed Base Operators 16 Clubs Flying Clubs 19 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 4 EAA EAA Chapters 7

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Daryl Norval Smith Coventry CT 21 nm
Robert Joseph Nardiello Plainville CT 23 nm
Ryan Gauthier Westerly RI 30 nm
Christopher R Hand Oxford CT 31 nm
Raymond Carmine Altieri Stratford CT 31 nm
Anthony Latella Debany Goshen CT 44 nm
Michael Patrick Hughes Holtsville NY 46 nm
P Rivera-Hagarty Lake Ronkonkoma NY 47 nm
Neil Devon Rose Ronkonkoma NY 49 nm
Richard Macisaac Northampton MA 54 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
George Myron Semel East Haddam CT 0 nm
David Wayne Tozier East Haddam CT 0 nm
Christopher Michael Burkle East Haddam CT 0 nm
Kent Edward Berwick Haddam CT 2 nm
Sally Degozzaldi Haddam CT 2 nm
Jonathan Michael Bennett Moodus CT 4 nm
Nathan Patton Hanford Moodus CT 4 nm
Maximilian Terence Albee Deep River CT 5 nm
Karen Elizabeth Martino Higganum CT 5 nm
James Richard Hurley Higganum CT 5 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Bruce Earl Conway East Haddam CT 0 nm
John Adams Rutledge Jr East Haddam CT 0 nm
Leslie Scott Hughes East Haddam CT 0 nm
Ian Miguel Young East Haddam CT 0 nm
Adam John Hughes East Haddam CT 0 nm
Douglas Roper Haddam CT 2 nm
Michael David Morehouse Haddam CT 2 nm
Christopher James Prueher Haddam CT 2 nm
Garrett Ross Allain Haddam CT 2 nm
Caleb Alexander Leuck Haddam CT 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Stellar Avionics Services, LLC
Chester, CT
 4 nm
VIP Aero Instruments and Avionics
Hartford, CT
 20 nm
Windham Aircraft Repair
North Windham, CT
 20 nm
Executive Aircraft Interiors
Oxford, CT
 31 nm
Sunrise Jets Maintenance, LLC.
Westhampton Beach, NY
 37 nm
AirFlyte, Inc. / Rectrix MRO
Westfield, MA
 44 nm
A&P Aircraft Maintenance
Ronkonkoma, NY
 49 nm
Islip Avionics, Inc.
Ronkonkoma, NY
 49 nm
Empire Avionics Corporation
White Plains, NY
 61 nm
Talon Air Maintenance Services, LLC
Farmingdale, NY
 62 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.