ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 126481
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 December 1965 |
| Time: | 18:40 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-260 |
| Owner/operator: | Skycraft Design Inc |
| Registration: | N3341W |
| MSN: | 32-180 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Esler Field, 10nm NE of Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Esler Field, Alexandria, Louisiana (ESF/KESF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) December 15, 1965 when crashed on final approach to Esler Field, 10 nautical miles north east of Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. The pilot (the sole person on board) survived, although serious injuries were sustained. Aircraft reportedly flew into trees in fog, due to "improper IFR operation" when flying on instruments only due to fog, rain, and a low cloud base.
Registration N3341W cancelled by the FAA as "revoked" January 14, 1977
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: FTW66F0466 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=72436&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=3341W
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:https://aircraft-data.com/N3341W]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Sep-2017 15:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2017 15:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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