ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13596
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| Date: | Saturday 10 March 1979 |
| Time: | 22:16 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | Nichols Engineering Inc |
| Registration: | N27530 |
| MSN: | 31-7852047 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Hartness State Airport, Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Republic Airport, Farmingdale, New York (FRG/KFRG) |
| Hartness State Airport, Springfield,Vermont (VSF/KVSF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 10 March 1979 when flew into the ground during a missed approach to Hartness State Airport (VSF/KVSF) three miles (5 km) northwest of Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The aircraft was flying in adverse weather conditions (rain, fog, low cloud ceiling) and all four persons on board (pilot and three passengers) were killed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: NYC79FA029 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=37380&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=27530
3. http://www.scramble.nl/civil-database/details?bt=pa&af=3152
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1979/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-springfield-4-killed/]
5. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/vt/N27530/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-May-2015 18:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2017 00:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Damage, Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2019 18:00 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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