# NTSB UNK65X0575: Piper PA-23, N5003Y, Glens Falls, NY, November 5, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 5, 1964
- Place: Glens Falls, NY · GLENS FALLS, NY
- Location: 43.3112° N, 73.6453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glens Falls, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3112&lon=-73.6453&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181780
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0575
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0575

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0760   64/11/5   GLENS FALLS NY      PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1800                    N5003Y              PX-  0  1  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            48, 19700 TOTAL HOURS, 75
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GLENS FALLS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               1
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          FOG                                                      CALM
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          BELOW MINIMUMS                                           IFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5003Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5003Y-1981-06-02), registration cancelled 1981-06-02, S/N 27-2003, built 1962 (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: Glens Falls

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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