# NTSB MIA65A0095: Piper PA-23, N5327Y, Drewry, AL, March 27, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 27, 1965
- Place: Drewry, AL · DREWRY , AL
- Location: 31.4863° N, 87.2530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Drewry, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4863&lon=-87.2530&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 July 6, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179267
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA65A0095
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65A0095

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0252  65/3/27  NR.DREWRY ALA         PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 320
        TIME - 1900                    N5327Y              PX-  2  1  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 148 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       60
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PILOT DID NOT DIVERT FLT TO AIRPORT WHERE VFR WAS KNOWN TO EXIST
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5327Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5327Y-1965-05-24), registration cancelled 1965-05-24, S/N 27-2403 (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

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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