# Accident 20051122032109A: Piper PA23250, Burlington, VT, November 22, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 2005, 18:43 local time
- Place: Burlington, VT
- Airport: Burlington International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4272° N, 73.0794° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4272&lon=-73.0794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26399, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26399-2013-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 479 total, 214 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06FA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051122032109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT OPERATED ON PERSONAL FLIGHT, 14 CFR PART 91. WHILE CONDUCTING ILS-33 APPROACH AT BURLINGTON, VT (NIGHT-SNOW STORM) AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES AND SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED. PILOT (SOLE OCCUPANT) FATAL; AIRCRAFT DESTROYED. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION INCONCLUSIVE AS TO REASON WHY AIRCRAFT DESCENDED BELOW GLIDESLOPE. NO EVIDENCE OF AIRFRAME ICE; NO COMMUNICATION FROM PILOT INDICATING DIFFICULTY WITH APPROACH. ATC ADVISED OF LOW ALTITUDE ALERT PRIOR TO TARGET "COASTING" BUT DID NOT RECEIVE RESPONSE FROM PILOT. MOST RECENT NIGHT FLIGHT LOGGED WAS JULY 15, 2005. 16.4 HOURS LOGGED WITHIN PRECEDING 12 MONTHS. MOST RECENT INSTRUMENT APPROACH LOGGED WAS JULY 27, 2005 WITH INSTRUCTOR. MOST RECENT ACTUAL INSTRUMENT FLIGHT LOGGED ON OCTOBER 7, 2005 WITH NO DESCRIPTION OF ENROUTE OR APPROACH.

## 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 NYC06FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06FA034), Nov 22, 2005: Piper PA-23-250 (N26399), Burlington, VT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the published instrument flight procedure, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain. Factors in the accident were the local air traffic controller's…

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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