Piper PA-23 N5894Y
27 July 1973 · Huntsville, Alabama, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 July 1973, a Piper PA-23 registered N5894Y was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Huntsville, Alabama, 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
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Huntsville, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Huntsville Mun
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N5894Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Dayton, Ohio → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2091
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
HYD LINE FAILED, COULDNT LOWER GR NORMAL SYS. EMERG SYS INOP FOR UNDET REASON.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 28 Nov 1973 | Piper PA-23 | Hanover, New Hampshire, United States | JIM Hankins A* | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 May 1973 | Piper PA-23 | Boone, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1973 | Piper PA-23 | Weatherford, Oklahoma, United States | Green Acres RA | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Aug 1973 | Piper PA-23 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Southern Insti | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |