# NTSB MIA66F0253: Piper PA-23, N5329Y, Albemarle, NC, September 19, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1965
- Place: Albemarle, NC · ALBEMARLE, NC
- Location: 35.3581° N, 80.1912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albemarle, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3581&lon=-80.1912&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175547
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0253
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0253

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2683  65/9/19    ALBEMARLE NC        PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 1440
        TIME - 1330                    N5329Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 605 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5329Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5329Y), registered now, S/N 27-2406, built 1963 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5329Y (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 UNK65X1364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1364), Jan 28, 1965: Piper PA23 (N5329Y), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage

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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