# NTSB NYC74FGM20: Piper PA-23, N5676Y, Meadville, PA, March 16, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1974
- Place: Meadville, PA · MEADVILLE, PA
- Location: 41.6479° N, 80.1474° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meadville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6479&lon=-80.1474&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 19, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186632
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FGM20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FGM20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0467  74/3/16    MEADVILLE,PA        PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 702
        TIME - 1640                    N5676Y              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 485 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT MEADVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALTOONA,PA                  MEADVILLE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- UNABLE TO STOP ON SLUSHY RUNWAY HYDROPLANED TURNED ACFT OFF RWY HIT DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5676Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5676Y-1988-12-01), registration cancelled 1988-12-01, S/N 272791 (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
- Airport: Port Meadville

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740316005949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740316005949A), Mar 16, 1974: Piper PA23250, Meadville, PA, Substantial damage. Unable to stop on slushy runway hydroplaned turned acft off rwy hit ditch.

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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