# NTSB NYC76DNC57: Piper PA-25, N8529L, Middlebury, VT, July 19, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 19, 1976
- Place: Middlebury, VT · MIDDLEBURY, VT
- Location: 44.0079° N, 73.1576° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middlebury, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0079&lon=-73.1576&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154757
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76DNC57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DNC57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2297  76/7/19    MIDDLEBURY,VT       PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 58, 11000
        TIME - 1030                    N8529L              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 2400 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDDLEBURY STATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDDLEBURY,VT               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     180
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2400                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- PLT THOUGHT ENCTRD DNDFT AFTR TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8529L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8529L-2012-11-13), registration cancelled 2012-11-13, S/N 25-4947, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Middlebury State

## 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 19760719021809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760719021809A), Jul 19, 1976: Piper PA25235, Middlebury, VT, Substantial damage. Plt thought enctrd dndft aftr tkof.

## Other investigations on N8529L (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 NYC80FNC34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNC34), Jul 24, 1980: Piper PA-25 (N8529L), Franklin, ME, 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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