# NTSB IAD76AI068: Piper PA-23, N6835Y, Lynchburg, VA, May 1, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1976
- Place: Lynchburg, VA · LYNCHBURG, VA
- Location: 37.4138° N, 79.1422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lynchburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4138&lon=-79.1422&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153544
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76AI068
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI068

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0881   76/5/1    LYNCHBURG,VA        PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 650
        TIME - 0330                    N6835Y              PX-  2  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LYNCHBURG MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LYNCHBURG,VA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.19 PCT.WITNESS AWAKEN BY SOUND OF BUZZING PLANE.CRASHED ONTO RR TRACKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6835Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6835Y-1976-06-17), registration cancelled 1976-06-17, S/N 27-4175 (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: Lynchburg Muni

## 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 19760501011119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760501011119A), May 1, 1976: Piper PA23250, Lynchburg, VA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Blood alcohol level 0.19 pct. Witness awaken by sound of buzzing plane. Crashed onto rr tracks.

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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