# Accident 19760719021809A: Piper PA25235, Middlebury, VT, July 19, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1976
- Place: Middlebury, VT
- Airport: Middlebury State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 43.9865° N, 73.0956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MIDDLEBURY STATE (6B0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9865&lon=-73.0956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8529L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8529L-2012-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 2,400 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76DNC57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DNC57) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760719021809A

## Narrative

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

PLT THOUGHT ENCTRD DNDFT AFTR TKOF.

## 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 NYC76DNC57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DNC57), Jul 19, 1976: Piper PA-25 (N8529L), Middlebury, VT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8529L (1)

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

- [Accident 19800724029239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800724029239A), Jul 24, 1980: Piper PA25235 (N8529L), Franklin, ME, Substantial damage. Engine seized during spray operation. Stalled, turning for emergency landing. Found oil quick drain open.

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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