NYC76AN074

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · S Burlington, VT · February 4, 1976

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 4, 1976
Place
S Burlington, VT · S BURLINGTON, VT
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N65TMPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report March 31, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760204005449A
Case key
152828

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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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3-0374   76/2/4    S BURLINGTON,VT     PIPER PA-23         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1917                    N65TM               PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 46, 13000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 4000 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BURLINGTON INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          S BURLINGTON,VT             WHITEFIELD,NH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                       3300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          BLOWING SNOW                                             VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- PLT CLRD TO 10000 FT BY BTV RAPCON AFTER TKOF.CONTACT LOST.EXTENSIVE DESTRUCTION OF ACFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N65TM
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Burlington Intl

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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