- Date
- June 22, 1978
- Place
- Marion, KY · MARION, KY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N5421YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report October 17, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780622032569A
- Case key
- 140858
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2787 78/6/22 MARION,KY PIPER PA-23 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 4118 TIME - 0650 N5421Y PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO TOTAL HOURS, 191 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LOUISVILLE,KY MAYFIELD,KY OWENSBORO,KY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE REMARKS- WITNESSES OBSERVED CONSTANT-RATE DESCENDING TURN TO GND.SLEEPING AT CTLS,OTHER RECENT FLIGHTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5421Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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