# NTSB CAN65AF367: Piper PA-23, Gander Nf, Canada, May 16, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: May 16, 1965
- Place: Gander Nf, Canada · GANDER NF, Canada
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, March 28, 1967
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177124
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CAN65AF367
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CAN65AF367

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0093  65/5/16  NR.GANDER NF,CAN      PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0558                    N5725Y              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     43, 10000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            103 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GANDER INTL.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       34
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          320                                                       14
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- INVEST.AND REPORTED BY GOVT. OF CANADA.
```

## Sequence of events

- Initial climb

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5725Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5725Y-1965-06-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (6PCLM) (registry code 7102313, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250-6pclm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: GANDER INTL.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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