# NTSB NYC73AN083: Cessna 411, N111DS, Winooski, VT, December 15, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 15, 1972
- Place: Winooski, VT · WINOOSKI, VT
- Location: 44.4956° N, 73.1849° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winooski, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4956&lon=-73.1849&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169258
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73AN083
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN083

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3962  72/12/15   WINOOSKI,VT         CESSNA 411          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 950
        TIME - 2006                    N111DS              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BURLINGTON INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWARK,NJ                   BURLINGTON,VT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3/4 MILE OR LESS                                         SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      18
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          120                                                      BELOW MINIMUMS
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- HIT TREES APRX 1MI FRM OUTER MARKER DRG NDB APCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N111DS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111DS-1973-06-05), registration cancelled 1973-06-05, S/N 411-0042 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 411
- Registry model: [Cessna 411](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-411) (registry code 2075902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Burlington Intl

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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