Piper PA-23 N5250Y
27 October 1977 · Morganton, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 27 October 1977 at about 19:33 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N5250Y, operated by Aztec Verde In, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Morganton, North Carolina, 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 19:33
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Morganton, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Morganton Lenoir
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N5250Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Aztec Verde In
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Lexington, Nc → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3935
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
NO APPROACH CHARTS FOR MRN.OBTAINED APCH DATA FRM ATC.CRASHED DRG 2ND APCH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 1977 | Piper PA-23 | Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, United States | Piper Aircraft | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1977 | Piper PA-23 | Plano, Illinois, United States | Roger Smith AI | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Aug 1977 | Piper PA-23 | Hollister, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1977 | Piper PA-23 | Datil, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1977 | Piper PA-23 | Streator, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1977 | Piper PA-23 | Weathersfield, Connecticut, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
All 1,716 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |