ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13545
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 May 1981 |
| Time: | 17:15 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Thomas A. Daugherty |
| Registration: | N8457Y |
| MSN: | 30-1574 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Moreno Valley, Riverside County, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fullerton Airport, Fullerton, California (FUL/KFUL) |
| Palm Springs Municipal Airport, Palm Springs, California (PSP/KPSP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (destroyed) May 27, 1981 when aircraft broke apart in flight (structural failure of the wing spars) near Moreno Valley, Riverside County, San Bernardino-Riverside Metropolitan Area, California (at approximate Coordinates: 33°56′35″N 117°13′42″W): the pilot - the sole person on board - was killed. A contributory factor was pilot incapacitation: the pilots blood alcohol level was assessed as being 12 per cent. According to the following excerpt from the official NTSB report into the accident:
"PROBABLE CAUSE(S): PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT OF PILOT
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
WEATHER - LOW CEILING - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY"
Registration N8457Y cancelled by the FAA on September 1, 1982
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: LAX81FA091 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=26637&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8547Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/ca/N8457Y/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 March 1980 | N8547Y | Thomas A. Daugherty | 1 | Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 31-Mar-2017 22:18 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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