CHI65F0171

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Negaunee, MI · March 24, 1965

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
March 24, 1965
Place
Negaunee, MI · NEGAUNEE, MI
Injuries
3 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5250YPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report November 30, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178575

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3037  65/3/24    NEGAUNEE MICH       PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 5015
        TIME - 1305                    N5250Y              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 301 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARQUETTE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH SNOWPLOW. HIGH SNOWBANKS OBSCURED SNOW PLOW FROM PILOTS VIEW

Aircraft

Registration
N5250Y
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Marquette County

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Other investigations on N5250Y · 1

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