ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13552
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 April 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8758Y |
| MSN: | 30-1912 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Rich, Coahoma County, Mississippi -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Memphis, Tennessee (MEM/KMEM) |
| Fletcher Field, Clarksdale, Mississippi (CKM/KCKM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) April 18, 1979 when crashed near Rich, Coahoma County, Mississippi (at approximate Coordinates: 34°24′58″N 90°26′41″W). The pilot - the sole person on board - was killed. According to the official NTSB report into the accident, the Pilot reported gear problems and Diverted to home station.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MIA79FA073 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=36290&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=8758Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/ms/N8758Y/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Mar-2017 22:07 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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