# NTSB NYC72DNC26: Beech V35, N9406S, St.Johnsbury, VT, January 30, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 30, 1972
- Place: St.Johnsbury, VT · ST.JOHNSBURY, VT
- Location: 44.4304° N, 72.0086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Johnsbury, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4304&lon=-72.0086&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165054
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72DNC26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DNC26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0503  72/1/30    ST.JOHNSBURY,VT     BEECH V35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 730
        TIME - 1720                    N9406S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 210 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST.JOHNSBURY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHILADELPHIA,PA             NEWPORT,VT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- PLT HAD ONE LEG,ACFT NOT MODIFIED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9406S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9406S), registered now, S/N D-8011, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Registry model: [Beech V35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (registry code 1151538) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: St.Johnsbury

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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