Piper PA-23 N5864Y
22 January 1973 · George West, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 January 1973 at about 15:45 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N5864Y, operated by Houston North, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near George West, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- George West, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ranch Airport
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N5864Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Houston North
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Houston, Tex → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0012
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
FUEL EXHAUSTED IN R TANK, L TANK HALF FULL.PLT DID NOT SWITCH TANK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 1973 | Piper PA-23 | Dyersburg, Tennessee, United States | Archway Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1973 | Piper PA-23 | Ona, West Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
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| 15 May 1973 | Piper PA-23 | Boone, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 20 Aug 1973 | Piper PA-23 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Southern Insti | No injuries | - |
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