# NTSB SEA74FYG23: Piper PA-23, N6012Y, Ritzville, WA, February 9, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1974
- Place: Ritzville, WA · RITZVILLE, WA
- Location: 47.1230° N, 118.3753° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ritzville, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1230&lon=-118.3753&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186904
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74FYG23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYG23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0419   74/2/9  NR.RITZVILLE,WASH     PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1315                    N6012Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  49, 12750 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            592 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TREE HARDT RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPOKANE,WASH               RITZVILLE,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- HIT RAVINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6012Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6012Y-1974-03-25), registration cancelled 1974-03-25, S/N 27-3194 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Tree Hardt Ranch

## 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 19740209002639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740209002639A), Feb 9, 1974: Piper PA23250, Ritzville, WA, Destroyed. Hit ravine.

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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