# NTSB MIA70AM055: Piper PA-23, N6661Y, Bay Minette, AL, January 11, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 11, 1970
- Place: Bay Minette, AL · BAY MINETTE, AL
- Location: 30.8906° N, 87.7935° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bay Minette, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8906&lon=-87.7935&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141628
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70AM055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70AM055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0126  70/1/11    BAY MINETTE,ALA     PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2110                    N6661Y              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 38, 12380 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 3500 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAY MINETTE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NEW ORLEANS,LA              PENSACOLA,FLA                BAY MINETTE,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       54
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED APCH TO FLD WITH NO LETDOWN AIDS IN MARGINAL VFR CONDITIONS AT NITE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6661Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6661Y-1970-07-09), registration cancelled 1970-07-09, S/N 273977, built 1968 (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
- Airport: Bay Minette

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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