# NTSB NYC71DFA43: Piper PA-23, N5434Y, Lawrenceville, NY, January 28, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 28, 1971
- Place: Lawrenceville, NY · LAWRENCEVILLE, NY
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 2, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159845
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71DFA43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DFA43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0651  71/1/28    LAWRENCEVILLE,NY    PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 1621
        TIME - 0950                    N5434Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 64 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLENS FALLS,NY              MASSENA,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG STOPPAGE DUE TO ICE ACCUMULATION IN FUEL VENT SYSTEM,OAT-15DEG F.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5434Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5434Y-1994-04-19), registration cancelled 1994-04-19, S/N 272511 (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

## Other investigations on N5434Y (1)

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 NYC72AN084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN084), Dec 27, 1971: Piper PA-23 (N5434Y), Glenn Falls, NY, 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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