Hard landing Accident Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche N7907Y, Tuesday 25 October 1966
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Date:Tuesday 25 October 1966
Time:15:03 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA30 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N7907Y
MSN: 30-996
Year of manufacture:1966
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Morrisville, Pennsylvania -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Morrisville, Pennsylvania
Destination airport:Morrisville, Pennsylvania
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Written off (damaged beyond repair) October 25, 1966: wrecked in a "hard landing" at Morrisville, Pennsylvania. No injuries reported to the two persons on board (instructor and pilot under training). According to the official NTSB report into the accident: "Short field landing demonstration: pilot in command misjudged speed and altitude, improper recovery from bounced landing"

Registration N7907Y cancelled by the FAA on February 11, 1971

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: NYC67F0326
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 2 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

1. NTSB Identification: NYC67F0326 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=22563&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7907Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/list/pa/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Jan-2017 00:43 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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