- Date
- March 19, 1973
- Place
- Newport, VT · NEWPORT, VT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6086YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report May 4, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730319008659A
- Case key
- 170423
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0630 73/3/19 NEWPORT,VT PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1502 TIME - 1555 N6086Y PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO TOTAL HOURS, 1010 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWPORT STATE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MORRISTOWN,NJ NEWPORT,VT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER/INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY REMARKS- DURING LANDING ROLL AFCT STRUCK SNOW BANK,CAUSED BY PREV SNOW PLOWING.NO CONTRAST DUE FRESH SNOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6086Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Newport State
N6086YRegistration cancelled Apr 25, 2013 · Piper PA-23-250Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6086Y · 1
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