# NTSB NYC67A0151: Piper PA-23, N8888, Hershey, PA, April 30, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1967
- Place: Hershey, PA · HERSHEY, PA
- Location: 40.2800° N, 76.6443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hershey, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2800&lon=-76.6443&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 5, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 80064
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67A0151
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0151

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0328  67/4/30    HERSHEY,PA          PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 7000
        TIME - 1020                    N8888               PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HERSHEY AIR PARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RT ENG FUEL FLOW DIVIDER RUPTURED.ENG FAILED TO RESPON FOR GO-ARND FOLLOWING EVASIVE MANEUVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8888](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8888-1971-06-07), registration cancelled 1971-06-07, S/N 27-3070, built 1965 (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: Hershey Air Park

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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