# NTSB IAD73DKM41: Piper PA-23, N713BT, Boone, NC, May 15, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1973
- Place: Boone, NC · BOONE, NC
- Location: 36.2138° N, 81.6652° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boone, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2138&lon=-81.6652&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190311
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD73DKM41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DKM41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1433  73/5/15    BOONE,NC            PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 1145
        TIME - 1800                    N713BT              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 230 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLOWING ROCK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HERNDON,FLA                 BOONE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- ACFT SLID ON WET GRASS,ATMTD GND LOOP HIT FENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N713BT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N713BT-1991-04-01), registration cancelled 1991-04-01, S/N 272284 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Blowing Rock

## 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 19730515011409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730515011409A), May 15, 1973: Piper PA23, Boone, NC, Substantial damage. Acft slid on wet grass,atmtd gnd loop hit fence.

## Other investigations on N713BT (1)

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.

- [NTSB ATL83FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA067), Dec 19, 1982: Piper PA-23-250 (N713BT), Johns Isle, SC, destroyed

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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