19790310011299A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Springfield, VT · March 10, 1979

Date
March 10, 1979 · 22:16 local
Place
Springfield, VT
Airport
Hartness
Phase of flight
Missed Approach IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N27530
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC79FA029
Reported as
Piper PA31350
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
2,400 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot attempted approach with zero zero weather conditions. Crashed into trees during missed approach procedure.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED APPROACH WITH ZERO ZERO WEATHER CONDITIONS. CRASHED INTO TREES DURING MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.