# NTSB NYC76DNC44: Piper PA-28, N9930W, Post Mills, VT, January 31, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1976
- Place: Post Mills, VT · POST MILLS, VT
- Location: 43.8856° N, 72.2606° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Post Mills, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8856&lon=-72.2606&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152720
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76DNC44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DNC44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0459  76/1/31    POST MILLS,VT       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 25 TOTAL
        TIME - 1415                    N9930W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POST MILLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POST MILLS,VT               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9930W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9930W-2013-05-30), registration cancelled 2013-05-30, S/N 28-23454, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Post Mills

## 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 19760131001389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760131001389A), Jan 31, 1976: Piper PA28140, Post Mills, VT, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9930W (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC85FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA019), Nov 2, 1984: Piper PA-28-140 (N9930W), Beverly, MA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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