- Date
- November 25, 1972
- Place
- Chester, PA · CHESTER, PA
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N6185YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report January 30, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168934
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3433 72/11/25 NR.CHESTER,PA PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1035 N6185Y PX- 0 0 1 DUAL AGE 52, 12352 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 368 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILADELPHIA INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PENNS LANDING,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- HIT SUBMERGED SAND BAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6185Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Philadelphia Intl
N6185YRegistration cancelled Aug 5, 2013 · Piper PA-23-250Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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