ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13566
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| Date: | Sunday 29 April 1979 |
| Time: | 08:10 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Ernest H. Graves |
| Registration: | N8440Y |
| MSN: | 30-1600 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Palm Beach County Airport, Lake Worth, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Palm Beach County Airport, Lake Worth, Florida (LNA/KLNA) |
| Fort Pierce, Florida (FPR/KFPR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) April 29, 1979 when crashed during initial climb out from Palm Beach County Airport, Lake Worth, Florida (at approximate Coordinates: 26°35′35″N 080°05′06″W). The pilot - the sole person on board - was killed. According to the official NTSB report into the accident, the cause of the crash was "undetermined"
Registration N8440Y cancelled by the FAA on March 36, 1982
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MIA79FA078 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=36057&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8440Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/fl/N8440Y/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Mar-2017 17:01 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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