Piper PA-23 N5323Y
7 April 1974 · Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 April 1974 at about 21:25 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N5323Y, operated by ED Cholakian E, was involved in an accident during in flight near Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N5323Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- ED Cholakian E
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- St Petersburg, Fla → Houston, Tex
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0683
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
PLT MADE NITE LNDG IN RICE FLD
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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