# Accident 19790310011299A: Piper PA31350, Springfield, VT, March 10, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1979, 22:16 local time
- Place: Springfield, VT
- Airport: Hartness
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N27530, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27530-2012-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790310011299A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC79FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA029), Mar 10, 1979: Piper PA-31 (N27530), Springfield, VT, substantial damage, 4 fatal

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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