# NTSB ANC74AA084: Piper PA-23, N5330Y, Kiana, AK, June 25, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 25, 1974
- Place: Kiana, AK · KIANA, AK
- Location: 66.9726° N, 160.4344° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kiana, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.9726&lon=-160.4344&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130217
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74AA084
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA084

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2258  74/6/25    KIANA,ALAS          PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 2400
        TIME - 1115                    N5330Y              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOB BAKER MEM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KIANA,ALAS                  KOTZEBUE,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- UN START L ENG.ATMTD TKOF WITH ONLY ONE ENG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5330Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5330Y-1974-08-27), registration cancelled 1974-08-27, S/N 272407 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Bob Baker Mem

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740625020779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740625020779A), Jun 25, 1974: Piper PA23250, Kiana, AK, Destroyed. Un start l eng. Atmtd tkof with only one eng.

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.

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