# Accident 19730223020519A: Piper L4B, Springfield, VT, February 23, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1973
- Place: Springfield, VT
- Airport: Springfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 43.2966° N, 72.4819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2966&lon=-72.4819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1401V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1401V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER L4B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 421 total, 421 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73FNC55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNC55) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730223020519A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC73FNC55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNC55), Feb 23, 1973: Piper J3C-65 (N1401V), Springfield, VT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1401V (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20240109002439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240109002439A), Jan 9, 2024: Piper J3C-65 (N1401V), Park Rapids, MN, Substantial damage. The pilot had pictures of the takeoff roll, and tracks were straight and uneventful. Pilot reported the aircraft dipped the left wing hard and abruptly turned…
- [Accident 20060529016369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060529016369A), May 29, 2006: Piper J3C65 (N1401V), Millinocket, ME, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 29, 2006 the pilot [privacy data omitted] was pilot-in-command of N1401V a Piper J3C-65 configured for float operations. Upon landing the pilot…
- [Incident 20040228004539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040228004539I), Feb 28, 2004: Piper J3C65 (N1401V), Millinocket, ME, Minor damage. (-23) Mr. [privacy data omitted], PIC of Piper cup N1401V, noted the surface of the ice was rough during takeoff from lake chesuncook. After takeoff pilot felt…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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