ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 126010
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| Date: | Thursday 5 August 1976 |
| Time: | 11:50 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1139T |
| MSN: | 30- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Grayson Airport, Summerton, Clarendon County, South Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Grayson Airport, Summerton, South Carolina |
| Grayson Airport, Summerton, South Carolina | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) August 5, 1976 when crashed on approach to Grayson Airport, Summerton, Clarendon County, South Carolina (at approximate co ordinates 33°36′19″N 80°21′8″W). No reported injuries to the pilot - the sole person on board. According to the official NTSB report, the aircraft flew into "POWER LINES LOCATED ABOUT 700 FEET FROM END OF RUNWAY, 30 FEET ABOVE GROUND. PROBABLE CAUSE(S): PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MIA76FLG45 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=54293&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=1139T
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 September 1967 | N8411Y | US Auto Club | 2 | Crawfordsville, Union Township, Montgomery County, Indiana | |
w/o |
| 14 February 1969 | N7783Y | Development Services | 1 | Goodwin Field Airport, El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas | |
w/o |
| 13 May 1969 | N8672Y | Private | 6 | Ripon, San Joaquin County, California | |
w/o |
| 30 June 1969 | N8609Y | Delware Aviation | 2 | Rancocas, Westampton Township, Burlington County, New Jersey | |
w/o |
| 4 September 1970 | N8636Y | Private | 2 | Prince George Airport, Prince George, British Columbia |  |
sub |
| 21 September 1974 | N8753Y | Private | 0 | Rosenbaum Field Airport, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin | |
w/o |
| Fuel starvation | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Mar-2017 19:25 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Mar-2017 19:26 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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