- Date
- March 16, 1975
- Place
- Grandview, IN · GRANDVIEW, IN
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N54212Piper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report April 16, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19750316040909A
- Case key
- 80032
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4100 75/3/16 GRANDVIEW,IN PIPER PA-23 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 420 TIME - 1535 N54212 PX- 1 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FORT WAYNE,IN OWENSBORO,KY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE* MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N54212
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Davies County
N54212Registration cancelled Feb 20, 1976 · Piper PA-23-250 (6PCLM)Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 (6PCLM)
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.