# NTSB NYC73DNC40: Piper PA-32, N4026R, Ludlow, VT, November 25, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 25, 1972
- Place: Ludlow, VT · LUDLOW, VT
- Location: 43.4019° N, 72.6993° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ludlow, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4019&lon=-72.6993&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169341
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73DNC40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DNC40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3759  72/11/25   LUDLOW,VT           PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 413
        TIME - 1130                    N4026R              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 140 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SMITH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRIDGEPORT CONN             LUDLOW,VT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- L LDG GR ENCTRD SNOW ON L SIDE OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4026R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4026R-2017-02-22), registration cancelled 2017-02-22, S/N 32-40322, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Smith

## Other investigations on N4026R (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 MKC84LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA037), Dec 15, 1983: Piper PA-32-300 (N4026R), Garnett, KS, substantial damage

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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