# NTSB CHI75AC066: Piper PA-23, N54212, Grandview, IN, March 16, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1975
- Place: Grandview, IN · GRANDVIEW, IN
- Location: 37.9360° N, 86.9834° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grandview, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9360&lon=-86.9834&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 80032
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75AC066
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC066

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54212-1976-02-20), registration cancelled 1976-02-20, S/N 277554007 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250 (6PCLM)](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250-6pclm) (registry code 7102313) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Davies County

## 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 19750316040909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750316040909A), Mar 16, 1975: Piper PA23250, Grandview, IN, Destroyed, 1 fatal

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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