Date:	Saturday 23 November 1974
Time:	09:55
Type:	Piper PA-34-200 Seneca
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N15260
MSN:	34-7350043
Year of manufacture:	1972
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Ebensburg Airport, approx 3 miles SW of Ebensburg, Pennsylvania -   United States of America
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	Ebensburg Airport (FAA LID: 9G8)
Destination airport:	Ebensburg Airport (FAA LID: 9G8)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
Written off November 23 1974 when destroyed at Ebensburg Airport (FAA LID: 9G8), a public airport located approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Ebensburg, Cambria Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania. According to the following summary from the official NTSB report:

"INSTRUCTOR PILOT SHUT OFF FUEL TO RIGHT ENGINE DURING SIMULATED ADF APPOACH. PILOT ABORTED LANDING DUE TO A DEER NEAR THE RUNWAY. PILOT APPLIED POWER, AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT.

PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES, DIRECTIVES, ETC. IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWER PLANT & POWER PLANT CONTROLS. FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAME OUT IN ONE ENGINE
FIRE AFTER IMPACT"

Both persons on board (instructor and pilot under training) survived. Registration N15260 cancelled by the FAA on February 10, 1975

1. NTSB Identification: NYC75FGM21 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=33206&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=15260
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebensburg_Airport

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
28-Nov-2016 18:45	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
28-Nov-2016 18:46	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Aircraft type, ]