# NTSB MKC73AK070: Piper PA-23, N4330Y, Cloquet, MN, May 26, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1973
- Place: Cloquet, MN · CLOQUET, MN
- Location: 46.7216° N, 92.4594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cloquet, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7216&lon=-92.4594&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190704
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73AK070
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73AK070

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1037  73/5/26    CLOQUET,MINN        PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 227
        TIME - 1310                    N4330Y              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HIBBING,MINN                CINCINNATI,OHIO              BARABOO,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       50
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           80                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- PLT ADVSD WEA ALONG ROUTE VFR EXCEPT FOR DULUTH AREA,17 MI NE OF ACCDT SITE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4330Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4330Y-1973-08-02), registration cancelled 1973-08-02, S/N 27-620 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-235) (registry code 7102306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730526015449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730526015449A), May 26, 1973: Piper PA23, Cloquet, MN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Plt advsd wea along route VFR except for duluth area,17 mi NE of accdt site.

## Other investigations on N4330Y (2)

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 NYC68D0068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0068), Jul 27, 1967: Piper PA-23 (N4330Y), Boston, MA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67D0135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0135), Jul 26, 1966: Piper PA-23 (N4330Y), Hyannis, MA, 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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