# Accident 19770205002239A: Piper PA23250, Ely, NV, February 5, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1977
- Place: Ely, NV
- Airport: Yelland Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 39.2649° N, 114.8708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ely, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2649&lon=-114.8708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5689Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5689Y-2013-09-16) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,514 total, 567 in this make and model, 279 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77DXQ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DXQ06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770205002239A

## Narrative

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

SCISSORS BOLT SEPD.

## 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 OAK77DXQ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DXQ06), Feb 5, 1977: Piper PA-23 (N5689Y), Ely, NV, 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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