Piper PA-23 N5689Y
5 February 1977 · Ely, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 February 1977 at about 12:20 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N5689Y, operated by Great Western, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Ely, Nevada, 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 12:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ely, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Yelland Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N5689Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Great Western
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0116
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
SCISSORS BOLT SEPD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 24 Jan 1977 | Piper PA-23 | Datil, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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