# NTSB NYC74DNC23: Piper PA-12, Richford, VT, September 22, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1973
- Place: Richford, VT · RICHFORD, VT
- Location: 44.9883° N, 72.6638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richford, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9883&lon=-72.6638&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187698
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74DNC23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DNC23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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E-0017  73/9/22    RICHFORD,VT         PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 154
        TIME - 1015                    CF-HVT              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MASONVILLE,QUE              ST JEAN D'IBEVIL,QUE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FORCED LANDING IN OPEN FIELD AIRCRAFT LANDED LONG STRUCK TREES AT END OF FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: CF-HVT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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