# NTSB SEA74AS047: Piper PA-23, Toledo, WA, June 3, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: June 3, 1974
- Place: Toledo, WA · TOLEDO, WA
- Location: 46.4447° N, 122.8522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Toledo, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, February 26, 1975
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132597
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74AS047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74AS047

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4191   74/6/3  NR.TOLEDO,WASH        PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 550
        TIME - 1830                    N54074              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLVILLE,WASH               ASTORIA,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                            RAIN, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 6/4/74.ACFT DISINTEGRATED.
```

## Sequence of events

- Enroute-change of cruise level

## Aircraft

- Registration: N54074, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54074-1975-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (6PCLM) (registry code 7102313, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250-6pclm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- FAA reports: 19740603043549A (https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740603043549A) (OpenAirDocs)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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