# NTSB NYC76AN074: Piper PA-23, N65TM, S Burlington, VT, February 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1976
- Place: S Burlington, VT · S BURLINGTON, VT
- Location: 44.4366° N, 73.1811° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Burlington, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4366&lon=-73.1811&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152828
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76AN074
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN074

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65TM-1977-07-21), registration cancelled 1977-07-21, S/N 27-7405261 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250 (6PCLM)](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250-6pclm) (registry code 7102313) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Burlington Intl

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760204005449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760204005449A), Feb 4, 1976: Piper PA23250, S Burlington, VT, Destroyed. Plt clrd to 10000 ft by btv rapcon after tkof. Contact lost. Extensive destruction of acft.

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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