# Accident 19740419008929A: Piper PA23250, Connelsville, PA, April 19, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1974
- Place: Connelsville, PA
- Airport: Connelsville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Aircraft: N5209Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5209Y-2012-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FGM25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FGM25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740419008929A

## Narrative

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

NDB AT FLD(MISSED APCH PT).PLT INBD,PASSD NDB,DSNDD TO MDA.HIT TREES 10 MILES FM FLD.

## 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 NYC74FGM25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FGM25), Apr 19, 1974: Piper PA-23 (N5209Y), Connelsville, PA, substantial damage

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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