Piper PA-23 N5721Y
20 December 1968 · Belle Glade, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 December 1968, a Piper PA-23 registered N5721Y was involved in an accident during in flight near Belle Glade, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Belle Glade, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N5721Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Marietta, Ga → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Light
- Unknown/Not Reported
- NTSB number
- 3-4820
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACCDT DATE PRESUMED. RECOVERY DATE 12/23/68. BOTH WGS FAILED, SEPARATED. CRASHED IN REMOTE AREA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul 1968 | Piper PA-23 | Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Red Aircraft S | Fatal | 4 |
| 13 Sep 1968 | Piper PA-23 | Richmond Hill, Georgia, United States | Coastal Air SE | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1968 | Piper PA-23 | Chatsworth, Georgia, United States | Dunlap Mobile | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Feb 1968 | Piper PA-23 | Northbrook, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1968 | Piper PA-23 | Hobbs, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1968 | Piper PA-23 | Danville, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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