ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 128143
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 October 1967 |
| Time: | 07:20 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N8306Y |
| MSN: | 30-1445 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Waterloo Municipal Airport, Waterloo, Iowa -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Waterloo Municipal Airport, Waterloo, Iowa (ALO/KALO) |
| Waterloo Municipal Airport, Waterloo, Iowa (ALO/KALO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Substantially damaged October 17, 1967 when stalled and made a 'hard' landing during a dual instructional sortie at Waterloo Municipal Airport, Waterloo, Iowa; both persons on board (instructor and pilot under training). Aircraft was involved in single engine flying practice, but feathered the 'wrong' engine. According to the the following excerpt from the official NTSB report:
"PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWER PLANT & POWER PLANT CONTROLS
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FEATHERED WRONG ENGINE - LEFT PROP STRUCK GROUND ON LANDING, RIGHT PROP FOUND FEATHERED AFTER CRASH."
The same aircraft had previously crashed on August 13, 1967 also at Waterloo Municipal Airport, Waterloo, Iowa, in a wheels up landing during a dual instructional sortie (see link #4)
N8306Y was repaired, returned to service, and was finally written off in a fatal accident at Amarillo, Texas on July 25, 2013 (see link #5)
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MKC68F0282 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=15765&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8306Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/list/ia/
4. NTSB Identification: MKC68D0154 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=17399&key=0
5. NTSB Identification: CEN13FA432 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20130725X10529&key=1
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 July 2013 | N8306Y | Private | 1 | 2100 South Mirror Street, Amarillo, Texas | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2017 21:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jan-2017 21:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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