# NTSB MIA72DKW23: Piper PA-23, N3342P, Middlesboro, KY, March 4, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 4, 1972
- Place: Middlesboro, KY · MIDDLESBORO, KY
- Location: 36.6135° N, 83.7225° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middlesborough, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6135&lon=-83.7225&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165770
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72DKW23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKW23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0681   72/3/4  NR.MIDDLESBORO,KY     PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 938
        TIME - 0705                    N3342P              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 480 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TEX                 MIDDLESBORO,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        REMARKS- PLT STATED HE FELL ASLEEP. ACFT HIT WIRES AND TREE. PLT WOKE UP,RECOVERED AND FLEW TO DEST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3342P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3342P-2018-03-13), registration cancelled 2018-03-13, S/N 23-1295 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (registry code 7102304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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