# NTSB SEA72DYG47: Piper PA-23, N6982Y, Lind, WA, June 15, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1972
- Place: Lind, WA · LIND, WA
- Location: 46.9703° N, 118.6164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lind, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9703&lon=-118.6164&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201444
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72DYG47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DYG47-201444

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2015  72/6/15    LIND,WASH           PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 9300
        TIME - 1800                    N6982Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - D.E.PHILLIPS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MISSOULA,MONT               LIND,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LOST L ENG ON DOWNWIND,FEATH PROP BUT LEFT GR DOWN. UN MAINTAIN FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6982Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6982Y-1976-01-16), registration cancelled 1976-01-16, S/N 27-4351 (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: D.E.Phillips

## Other investigations on N6982Y (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 LAX76AL031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76AL031), Oct 30, 1975: Piper PA-23 (N6982Y), Julian, CA, destroyed, 2 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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