Piper PA-23 N5168Y
7 September 1970 · Lakeland, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 7 September 1970 at about 00:03 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N5168Y, operated by Shrike Corp., was involved in an accident during in flight near Lakeland, Florida, 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 00:03
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lakeland, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Drane
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N5168Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Shrike Corp.
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Pompano Beach, Fla → St.petersburg, Fla
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1345
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
HIT PWR LINE ON DARK NITE. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 165 MG PCT. PLT HADNT SLEPT FOR 16 HRS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov 1970 | Piper PA-23 | Chester, Connecticut, United States | Chester Airpor | Fatal | 1 |
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| 18 Dec 1970 | Piper PA-23 | Seguin, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1970 | Piper PA-23 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |