ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13529
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| Date: | Friday 7 April 1978 |
| Time: | 17:43 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30 |
| Owner/operator: | Horizon Aviation Leasing & Finance |
| Registration: | N8559Y |
| MSN: | 30-1706 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Edward F. Knapp State Airport, Montpelier, Vermont -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Westchester County Airport, White Plains, NY (HPN/KHPN) |
| Edward F. Knapp State Airport (MPV/KMPV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) 7 April 1978 when crashed on approach to Edward F. Knapp State Airport,Montpelier, Vermont (MPV/KMPV) due to fuel exhaustion, airframe icing and engine failure. According to the NTSB report "Pilot in command failed to obtain/maintain flying speed; attempted operation of aircraft with known deficiencies whilst flying in conditions conducive to icing (fog, sleet and freezing rain) whilst the aircraft was not equipped with de-icing equipment". Both persons on board (pilot and one passenger) were killed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: NYC78FA040 at https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=41605&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=8559Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/vt/N8559Y/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Feb-2016 19:17 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Feb-2016 19:19 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location] |
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