Piper PA-23 N5638Y
2 February 1972 · Memphis, Tennessee, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 February 1972 at about 18:38 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N5638Y, operated by Mahaffey Bros., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Memphis, Tennessee, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:38
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Memphis, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Memphis Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N5638Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Mahaffey Bros.
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Birmingham, Ala → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1520
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 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
CRASHED IN WOODS 1/2 MI R AND 1/2 MI SHORT OF RWY 35R CENTERLINE EXTENSION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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