# NTSB NYC76AN045: Piper PA-23, N54005, Whitehouse Sta, NJ, October 25, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 25, 1975
- Place: Whitehouse Sta, NJ · WHITEHOUSE STA, NJ
- Location: 40.6228° N, 74.7740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White House Station, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6228&lon=-74.7740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 6 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151501
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76AN045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN045

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3607  75/10/25   WHITEHOUSE STA,NJ   PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 2264
        TIME - 0746                    N54005              PX-  5  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOLBERG HUNTERDON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUNTERDON,NJ                BEAVER FALLS,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       64
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- SHORTLY AFT TKOF ACFT EMERGED & ASCENDED TWICE INTO OVCST, THEN DOVE INTO GROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N54005](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54005-1976-01-30), registration cancelled 1976-01-30, S/N 74-7405355 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250 (6PCLM)](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250-6pclm) (registry code 7102313) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Solberg Hunterdon

## 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 19751025039179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751025039179A), Oct 25, 1975: Piper PA23250, Whitehouse Sta, NJ, Destroyed, 5 fatal. Shortly aft tkof acft emerged & ascended twice into ovcst, then dove into ground.

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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