# NTSB NYC81FNC10: Piper PA-23, N747F, Brookfield, VT, March 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 17, 1981
- Place: Brookfield, VT · BROOKFIELD, VT
- Location: 44.0423° N, 72.6034° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brookfield, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0423&lon=-72.6034&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127063
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FNC10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNC10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0838  81/3/17    BROOKFIELD,VT       PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 1205
        TIME - 1930                    N747F               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 270 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WASHINGTON,PA               MONTPELIER,VT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: SELECTOR VALVES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT STATED HE WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN FUEL SELECTORS BACK TO MAIN TANKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N747F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N747F-1997-12-02), registration cancelled 1997-12-02, S/N 23116 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19810317012219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810317012219A), Mar 17, 1981: Piper PA23, Brookfield, VT, Substantial damage. Auxiliary fuel tanks ran dry. Pilot claims unable to switch to main tanks and had to make emergency landing.

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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