# NTSB MIA68F0220: Piper PA-23, N5766Y, Aiken, SC, August 22, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1967
- Place: Aiken, SC · AIKEN, SC
- Location: 33.5316° N, 81.7251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aiken, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5316&lon=-81.7251&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113976
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68F0220
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0220

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4224  67/8/22    AIKEN,SC            PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1982
        TIME - 2035                    N5766Y              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 152 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AIKEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRWAYS FACILITIES PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO ISSUE NOTAM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ON RNWY.FIRE-LEFT WING AND COMPONENTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5766Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5766Y-1972-02-17), registration cancelled 1972-02-17, S/N 27-2895 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aiken

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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