# NTSB NYC72AN032: Piper PA-32, N5225S, Corriganville, MD, September 1, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1971
- Place: Corriganville, MD · CORRIGANVILLE, MD
- Location: 39.6946° N, 78.7973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corriganville, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6946&lon=-78.7973&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163562
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72AN032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN032

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1479   71/9/1    CORRIGANVILLE,MD    PIPER PA-32         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 349
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N5225S              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BALTIMORE,MD                CUMBERLAND,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    1500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      79
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ENTERED KNOWN MARGINAL WX,FAILED MAINT TERRAIN CLNC HIT TREES ON MTN RIDGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5225S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5225S-1971-12-03), registration cancelled 1971-12-03, S/N 32-18 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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