# Accident 19731106036571A: Piper PA23250, Dix Hills, NY, November 6, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1973
- Place: Dix Hills, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 40.8033° N, 73.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dix Hills, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8033&lon=-73.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5569Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5569Y-1974-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74AN041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731106036571A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

COLLIDED 5 3/4 MI NE OF REPUBLIC ARPT. HAD DEP REPUBLIC FOR DEST 4 MIN BFOR IMPACT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N21208, Cessna 182P: [Accident 19731106036572A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731106036572A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 NYC74AN041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN041), Nov 6, 1973: Piper PA-23 (N5569Y), Dix Hills, NY, destroyed, 3 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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