# NTSB NYC73DNC08: Piper PA-23, N5813Y, Wolfboro, NH, July 28, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1972
- Place: Wolfboro, NH · WOLFBORO, NH
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167995
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73DNC08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DNC08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2801  72/7/28    WOLFBORO,NH         PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 2037
        TIME - 1730                    N5813Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1412 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKES REGION
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEDFORD,MASS                WOLFBORO,NH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
        REMARKS- RWY COVERED WITH WATER FRM RCNT RAIN.RAN OFF END INTO ROCKS.UNICOM NOT MANNED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5813Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5813Y-2013-04-23), registration cancelled 2013-04-23, S/N 27-2959, built 1965 (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: Lakes Region

## Other investigations on N5813Y (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 MIA98WA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98WA156), May 8, 1998: Piper PA-23-250 (N5813Y), Walker'S Cay, Bahamas, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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