# NTSB NYC71AN080: Piper PA-32, N4850S, Shrewsbury, VT, January 15, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 15, 1971
- Place: Shrewsbury, VT · SHREWSBURY, VT
- Location: 43.5090° N, 72.8668° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shrewsbury, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5090&lon=-72.8668&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159474
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71AN080
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71AN080

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0010  71/1/15  NR.SHREWSBURY,VT      PIPER PA-32         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 1500
        TIME - 1008                    N4850S              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 375 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RUTLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         SHREWSBURY,VT               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                       1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          BLOWING SNOW                                              26
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- NO WITNESSES FOUND. ACFT HIT GND IN STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4850S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4850S-1971-02-18), registration cancelled 1971-02-18, S/N 321287 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Rutland

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.

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