Piper PA-28-161 accident near Morrisville, Vermont, November 15, 1982
On November 15, 1982 at about 9:15 pm local time, a Piper PA-28-161, registered N2221N, was substantially damaged in an accident near Morrisville, Vermont (Morrisville/Stone airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 15, 1982 · about 9:15 pm local time
- Place
- Morrisville, Vermont · Morrisville/Stone
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-161 · all PA-28-161s on the register
- Registration
- N2221N · no longer on the register · serial 287916265
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ENROUTE TO DESTINATION THROUGH A MOUNTAIN PASS THE PILOT SAW APPROACHING SNOW & DECIDED TO RETURN & LAND. WHILE RETURNING, A RAPIDLY MOVING SNOW SQUALL WAS APPROACHING THE ARPT. AT ABOUT 1/4 MI FROM THE END OF RWY 1 VISIBILITY DROPPED TO ABOUT 1/8 MI IN HEAVY SNOW. THE PLT LANDED ON THE GRASS RWY BUT EXECUTED A GO-AROUND WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT THE ACFT WOULD NOT STOP PRIOR TO THE END OF THE RWY. THE PLT CLIMBED TO 400 FT AGL & MADE A TEARDROP TURN TO RWY 19. THE ACFT LANDED ABOUT 1/2 WAY DOWN THE RWY & RAN OFF THE END INTO A DITCH.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 428 hours in all; 14 in this make and model; 108 in the last 90 days; 260 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,762 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 64 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,150 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming LO-320-D3G (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Mansfield Aviation
The flight
- Departed from: MVL Morrisville VT at 3:40 pm
- Destination: Burlington VT
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 19, 2,700 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Wind: from 250° at 12 knots
- Sky: not recorded; not recorded
- Temperature: 86°F (30°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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