# NTSB NYC77FA015: Cessna 150L, N5376Q, Sherburne, VT, November 23, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 23, 1976
- Place: Sherburne, VT · SHERBURNE, VT
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 13, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156452
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FA015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3394  76/11/23   SHERBURNE,VT        CESSNA 150L         CR-  1  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1555                    N5376Q              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 29, 789 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            160 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RUTLAND STATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTICELLO,NY               RUTLAND,VT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  2500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          BLOWING SNOW                                              33
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          220                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- ACFT NOT EQPD FOR FLT INTO ICING COND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5376Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5376Q-1977-02-24), registration cancelled 1977-02-24, S/N 15073276 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150) (registry code 2071802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Rutland 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 19761123039969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761123039969A), Nov 23, 1976: Cessna 150L, Sherburne, VT, Destroyed. Acft not eqpd for flt into icing cond.

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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