# Accident 19740209002439A: Piper PA31, Wilmington, VT, February 9, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1974
- Place: Wilmington, VT
- Airport: Mt Snow
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 42.8693° N, 72.8611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8693&lon=-72.8611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N510BB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N510BB-1974-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 743 total, 310 in this make and model, 118 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FNC37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNC37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740209002439A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING DAMAGED RIGHT WING AND ENGINE MOUNT

## 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 NYC74FNC37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNC37), Feb 9, 1974: Piper PA-31 (N510BB), Wilmington, VT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N510BB (1)

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

- [Accident 19740920035079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740920035079A), Sep 20, 1974: Piper PA31T1 (N510BB), Duenweg, MO, Destroyed. Missed 2nd ILS,saw hiway,atmtd ldg. Struck bridge.

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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