# Accident 20131101020899A: Piper PA-23-250, Caledonia, MN, November 1, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 2013, 15:15 local time
- Place: Caledonia, MN
- Airport: Houston County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5953° N, 91.5014° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5953&lon=-91.5014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6068Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6068Y-2018-01-05) (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 PA-23-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-C4B5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 359 total, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131101020899A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS NOTICED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 650 FEET NORTHEAST OF APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 31 AT CHU.  AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN TRAVELLING IN A EASTERLY DIRECTION UPON INITIAL IMPACT AND ENDING UP WITH THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT POINTED TO IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION UPON COMING TO A STOP.  PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES FROM THE ACCIDENT.  1 PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.  ACTUAL TIME OF ACCIDENT WAS UNKNOWN, HOWEVER DIGITAL CLOCK IN AIRCRAFT HAD A BROKEN KNOB FROM IMPACT AND HAD STOPPED AT 15:14.  AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN CLEARED FOR GPS-A APPROACH AT CHU AND THEN CANCELLED HIS IFR FLIGHT PLAN

## 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 CEN14FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA034), Nov 1, 2013: Piper PA 23-250 (N6068Y), Caledonia, MN, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control for reasons that could not be determined because the postaccident airplane examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

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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