# Accident 19940123048609A: Piper PA28236, Bennington, VT, January 23, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1994, 15:50 local time
- Place: Bennington, VT
- Airport: Bennington State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8711° N, 73.1802° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bennington, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8711&lon=-73.1802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8211V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8211V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28236
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3C5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,505 total, 1,489 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940123048609A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON KNOWN NIL BRAKING ACTION ON ICY RUNWAY. SLID OFF INTO A SNOWBANK. FAILED TIMELY GO AROUND.

## 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 BFO94LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA030), Jan 23, 1994: Piper PA-28 (N8211V), Bennington, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing.

## Other reports on N8211V (2)

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

- [Incident 19960806021089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960806021089I), Aug 6, 1996: Piper PA28236 (N8211V), Sterling, PA, Minor damage. Narrative: during a night landing at Spring Hill airport, Sterling, PA (70N), the pilot ran off the end of runway 5 causing minor damage to the aircraft.…
- [Incident 19841208072149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841208072149I), Dec 8, 1984: Piper PA28236 (N8211V), Easthampton, NY, Minor damage. After flare out, landed nose wheel first. Porpoised and nose wheel broke off.

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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