Piper PA-23 N5230Y
5 February 1969 · Middletown, New Jersey, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 February 1969 at about 22:15 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N5230Y, operated by Suburban Airli, was involved in an accident during in flight near Middletown, New Jersey, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Middletown, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Red Bank
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N5230Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Suburban Airli
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Red Bank, Nj → Newark, Nj
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Moonlight-Bright)
- NTSB number
- 3-3053
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
MAIL FLT. HEATER CRACKS ALLOWED EXHAUST GAS TO ESCAPE. CO EXPOSURE LEVEL ABOVE 10 PCT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 1969 | Piper PA-23 | Dania, Florida, United States | L-R Aircraft | No injuries | - |
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| 6 Jun 1969 | Piper PA-23 | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1969 | Piper PA-23 | Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States | Frantz Flying | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-23 | Windham, New Hampshire, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-23 | Great Falls, Montana, United States | Missoula Skyfl | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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