# Accident 19760208004809A: Piper PA28140, Post Mills, VT, February 8, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1976
- Place: Post Mills, VT
- Airport: Post Mills
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 43.8837° N, 72.2521° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at POST MILLS (2B9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8837&lon=-72.2521&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2143T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2143T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,402 total, 362 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76DNC43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DNC43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760208004809A

## Narrative

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

ENTRD HI SINK RATE ABT 50FT AGL.STRUCK 7FT HI SNOW BANK ON APCH END OF RWY.WIND GUSTING 20K.

## 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 NYC76DNC43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DNC43), Feb 8, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N2143T), Post Mills, VT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2143T (1)

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

- [Incident 19900318014369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900318014369I), Mar 18, 1990: Piper PA28140 (N2143T), Pompano Beach, FL, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on a crosswind landing. Bent nose wheel fork and damaged wing tip.

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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