# NTSB NYC73DHD20: Piper PA-23, N6185Y, Chester, PA, November 25, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 25, 1972
- Place: Chester, PA · CHESTER, PA
- Location: 39.8456° N, 75.3719° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chester, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8456&lon=-75.3719&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168934
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73DHD20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DHD20

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6185Y-2013-08-05), registration cancelled 2013-08-05, S/N 27-3411, built 1966 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Philadelphia Intl

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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