NYC69A0091

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Missing Aircraft · March 29, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 29, 1969
Place
Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
Injuries
6 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N6116YPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report August 15, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184960

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1855  69/3/29    MISSING AIRCRAFT    PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1250
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N6116Y              PX-  5  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- DEPARTED ATLANTIC CITY,NJ FOR TETERBORO,NJ.ACFT DAMAGE AND INJURIES PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N6116Y
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.