# NTSB UNK72X0105: Piper PA-23, N1941, Pelee Is, Canada, March 6, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 6, 1972
- Place: Pelee Is, Canada · PELEE IS,ONT, Canada
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166805
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK72X0105
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK72X0105

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0062   72/3/6    PELEE IS,ONT,CAN    PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1450                    N1941               PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PELE ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         PELEE IS,ONT,CAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1941](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1941-2021-03-06), registration cancelled 2021-03-06, S/N 23-955, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pele Island

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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