# NTSB NYC69A0078: Piper PA-23, N5230Y, Middletown, NJ, February 5, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 5, 1969
- Place: Middletown, NJ · MIDDLETOWN, NJ
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191267
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69A0078
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69A0078

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3053   69/2/5    MIDDLETOWN,NJ       PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2215                    N5230Y              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      25, 2200 TOTAL HOURS, 797
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RED BANK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RED BANK,NJ                 NEWARK,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - AIR CONDITION,HEATING AND PRESSURIZATION: CABIN TEMP. CONTROL AND TEMP. INDICATING SYSTEM
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- MAIL FLT. HEATER CRACKS ALLOWED EXHAUST GAS TO ESCAPE. CO EXPOSURE LEVEL ABOVE 10 PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5230Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5230Y-1970-06-18), registration cancelled 1970-06-18, S/N 27-2282 (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: Red Bank

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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