19750523014219A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Columbus, OH · May 23, 1975

Date
May 23, 1975
Place
Columbus, OH
Airport
Port Columbus Int
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6046Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI75FEK27
Reported as
Piper PA23250
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,250 total280 in this make and model157 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ex Port gasket and stud missing. Eng cowl design precludes adequate preflight insp.

As the FAA filed it

EX PORT GASKET AND STUD MISSING.ENG COWL DESIGN PRECLUDES ADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.