# NTSB NYC67D0386: Piper PA-23, N5574Y, Waldorf, MD, November 30, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 30, 1966
- Place: Waldorf, MD · WALDORF, MD
- Location: 38.6246° N, 76.9391° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waldorf, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6246&lon=-76.9391&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120264
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67D0386
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0386

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3689  66/11/30   WALDORF MD          PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 4202
        TIME - 0845                    N5574Y              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1178 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CURTIS FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- INTENTIONAL GROUNDLOOP.ACFT SKIDDED INTO DITCH AT EDGE OF RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5574Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5574Y-2000-03-09), registration cancelled 2000-03-09, S/N 27-2678 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Curtis Field

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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