# NTSB SEA72AS038: Piper PA-23, N91Y, Brookings, OR, March 10, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 10, 1972
- Place: Brookings, OR · BROOKINGS, OR
- Location: 42.0724° N, 124.3048° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brookings, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0724&lon=-124.3048&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165355
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72AS038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72AS038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0098  72/3/10    BROOKINGS,OREG      PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2035                    N91Y                PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 50, 8530 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1035 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORTLAND,OREG               CRESCENT CITY,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          SPECIAL VFR
        REMARKS- SPL VFR CLRNC-ENTER CEC CTL ZONE N OF CEC AT OR BLO 6000FT.HIT MTN APRX 1300FT MSL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91Y-1972-08-14), registration cancelled 1972-08-14, S/N 23-1433 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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