Piper PA-23 N5434Y
27 December 1971 · Glenn Falls, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 December 1971 at about 19:36 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N5434Y, operated by Courtesy Air S, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Glenn Falls, New York, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:36
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Glenn Falls, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Warren Co
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N5434Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Courtesy Air S
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- New York, Ny → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4214
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
VOR APCH IN KNOWN ZR, MAP DUE TO WNDSHIELD ICE, MADE SEC VOR APCH, INTENTIONAL WHLS UP LDG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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