NYC76AN070

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-32 · Wilmington, VT · January 23, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 23, 1976
Place
Wilmington, VT · WILMINGTON, VT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5594JPiper PA-32
Status
Completed · report February 9, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760123001269A
Case key
152592

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0038  76/1/23    WILMINGTON,VT       PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 1926
        TIME - 1515                    N5594J              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 610 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOUNT SNOW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TETERBORO,NJ                WILMINGTON,VT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ARPT NOTAMED CLOSED.

Aircraft

Registration
N5594J
Reported as
Piper PA-32
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mount Snow

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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