# NTSB MIA66A0149: Piper PA-23, N5775Y, Ashland, AL, June 27, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1966
- Place: Ashland, AL · ASHLAND, AL
- Location: 33.2699° N, 85.8337° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashland, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2699&lon=-85.8337&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 3, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171151
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66A0149
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0149

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0799  66/6/27    ASHLAND ALA         PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1850
        TIME - 0600                    N5775Y              PX-  3  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE TEARAWAY                                          IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MOUNT AND VIBRATION ISOLATORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- RT ENG MNT FAILED.ENG MOVED TO RT REAR FAILING RT WING.ENTRAPPED WELD SCALE FND IN FRACTURED WELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5775Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5775Y-1970-06-26), registration cancelled 1970-06-26, S/N 27-2904 (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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