# NTSB NYC76DNC65: Piper PA-25, N8524L, Montpelier, VT, August 13, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1976
- Place: Montpelier, VT · MONTPELIER, VT
- Location: 44.2664° N, 72.5715° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montpelier, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2664&lon=-72.5715&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (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): 154962
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76DNC65
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DNC65

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2179  76/8/13    MONTPELIER,VT       PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0900                    N8524L              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 58, 11000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 2400 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDDLEBURY,VT               ST JOHNSBURY,VT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          HAZE                                                     180
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           50                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT IN OTR ACFT ENCTRD DOWNDRAFTS IN SAME AREA.WIND EST 50-70 K.PLT PICK UP CARB ICE BFR ACDT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8524L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8524L-1982-05-03), registration cancelled 1982-05-03, S/N 254941 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19760813024779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760813024779A), Aug 13, 1976: Piper PA25235, Montpelier, VT, Substantial damage. Plt in otr acft enctrd downdrafts in same area. Wind EST 50-70 k.plt pick up carb ice bfr acdt.

## Other investigations on N8524L (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 NYC74FFA31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FFA31), May 10, 1974: Piper PA-25 (N8524L), Peru, NY, 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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