# NTSB MIA69A0003: Piper PA-23, N5694Y, Ft Lauderdale, FL, July 7, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1968
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL · FT LAUDERDALE, FL
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 80065
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69A0003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69A0003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4789   68/7/7  NR.FT LAUDERDALE,FLA  PIPER PA-23         CR-  2  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 6400
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N5694Y              PX-  2  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 832 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      10000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                      THUNDERSTORM, RAIN SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      81
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          150                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- ACFT ON FLT FROM FT LAUDERDALE TO BAHAMA IS.R WING TIP RECOVERED OFF G.B.IS.INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5694Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5694Y-1969-10-08), registration cancelled 1969-10-08, S/N 27-2814 (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

## Other investigations on N5694Y (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 MIA66D0453](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0453), Feb 27, 1966: Piper PA-23 (N5694Y), Miami, FL, 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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