# NTSB MIA72AM012: Piper PA-23, N1358P, Hillsboro, TN, August 15, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1971
- Place: Hillsboro, TN · HILLSBORO, TN
- Location: 35.4044° N, 85.9541° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hillsboro, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4044&lon=-85.9541&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 7, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162041
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72AM012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72AM012

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1569  71/8/15    HILLSBORO,TENN      PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 106
        TIME - 1645                    N1358P              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 57 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCMINNVILLE,TENN            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- LOST CTL MAKING LOW PASSES AT HOMES IN RURAL AREA. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.22 PCT,PAX 0.21 PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1358P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1358P-1971-10-04), registration cancelled 1971-10-04, S/N 23-407, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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