FTW67D0314

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Eunice, LA · November 13, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 13, 1966
Place
Eunice, LA · EUNICE, LA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6209YPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report January 30, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120222

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3637  66/11/13   EUNICE LA           PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1810                    N6209Y              PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 50, 7000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            172 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EUNICE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           BIRD STRIKE                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION
        REMARKS- BIRD TYPE UNDETERMINED.NIGHT LANDING.

Aircraft

Registration
N6209Y
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Eunice

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.