# NTSB MIA71AM023: Piper PA-23, N5168Y, Lakeland, FL, September 7, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1970
- Place: Lakeland, FL · LAKELAND, FL
- Location: 28.0395° N, 81.9498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeland, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0395&lon=-81.9498&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154831
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71AM023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71AM023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1345   70/9/7    LAKELAND,FLA        PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0003                    N5168Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  31, 4448 TOTAL HOURS, 330
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DRANE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POMPANO BEACH,FLA           ST.PETERSBURG,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        REMARKS- HIT PWR LINE ON DARK NITE. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 165 MG PCT. PLT HADNT SLEPT FOR 16 HRS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5168Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5168Y-1971-03-15), registration cancelled 1971-03-15, S/N 27-2210 (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: Drane

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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