# NTSB CHI70AC049: Piper PA-23, N5114Y, Holland, IN, February 7, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 7, 1970
- Place: Holland, IN · HOLLAND, IN
- Location: 38.2460° N, 87.0383° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holland, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2460&lon=-87.0383&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141964
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70AC049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70AC049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0180   70/2/7    HOLLAND,IND         PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0153                    N5114Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 22, 1004 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            47 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUNTINGBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EVANSVILLE,IND              HUNTINGBURG,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- UNK IF PLT WAS MAKING VFR OR IFR APCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5114Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5114Y-1970-06-26), registration cancelled 1970-06-26, S/N 27-2143, built 1962 (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: Huntingburg

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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