# Accident 19750523014219A: Piper PA23250, Columbus, OH, May 23, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1975
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Port Columbus Int
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6046Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6046Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,250 total, 280 in this make and model, 157 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75FEK27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEK27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750523014219A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI75FEK27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEK27), May 23, 1975: Piper PA-23 (N6046Y), Columbus, OH, 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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