# Accident 19970829024749A: Piper PA23250, Baptistown, NJ, August 29, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1997, 12:45 local time
- Place: Baptistown, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5218° N, 75.0060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baptistown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5218&lon=-75.0060&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5464Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5464Y-1999-01-15) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97FA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97FA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970829024749A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED FLYING LOW AND FAST ROLLED OVER CRASHED IN TREES. MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT. MAY HAVE LOST RIGHT ENGINE.

## 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 NYC97FA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97FA172), Aug 29, 1997: Piper PA-23-250 (N5464Y), Baptistown, NJ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane for undetermined reason(s), while operating it at low altitude.

## Other reports on N5464Y (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19840725034679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840725034679A), Jul 25, 1984: Piper PA23250 (N5464Y), Ponce, Puerto Rico, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing. Screw PN252082 in fuel control divider block not properly torqued.

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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