# NTSB OAK66D0165: Piper PA-23, N5478Y, Furnace Creek, CA, October 24, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1965
- Place: Furnace Creek, CA · FURNACE CREEK, CA
- Location: 36.4580° N, 116.8709° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Furnace Creek, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4580&lon=-116.8709&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 14, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174660
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66D0165
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66D0165

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3498  65/10/24   FURNACE CREEK CAL   PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1730                    N5478Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 29, 1867 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            21 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FURN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RAMP/TAXIWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- PROPELLERS STRUCK GROUND WHEN AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED THROUGH A LOW AREA ON TAXIWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5478Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5478Y-2001-04-12), registration cancelled 2001-04-12, S/N 27-2571 (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: Furn

## Other investigations on N5478Y (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 LAX67D0374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0374), Apr 16, 1967: Piper PA-23 (N5478Y), Calexico, CA, substantial damage

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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