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| Date: | Sunday 15 January 1978 |
| Time: | 19:50 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 Aztec |
| Owner/operator: | Corvallis Aero Service Inc |
| Registration: | N5675Y |
| MSN: | 27-2790 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 22 miles NW of Medford, OR -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Corvallis, OR |
| Medford, OR | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Piper PA-23-250 Aztec, N5675Y, hit a mountain at 4300 ft MSL, 22 miles north-west of Medford, Oregon.
The pilot was cleared for a straight-in ILS approach. He reported at the NDB, inbdound. However the NDB signal was out of tolerance.
Reportedly, the occupants died from exposure as the controllers were watching the Super Bowl on a TV and were unaware of the crash.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Aug-2025 15:06 | ASN | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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