| Date: | Saturday 21 December 1968 |
| Time: | 16:04 LT |
| Type: | Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Loya Armardo |
| Registration: | N8017Y |
| MSN: | 30-1125 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Friendship International Airport, Friendship, Maryland -
United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Friendship International Airport, Friendship, Maryland (BWI/KBWI) |
| Destination airport: | Friendship International Airport, Friendship, Maryland (BWI/KBWI) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Written off (destroyed) December 21, 1968 when crashed at Friendship, Maryland: aircraft was wrecked in a wheels-up landing at Friendship International Airport. The pilot - the sole person on board - was uninjured. According to the following excerpt from the official NTSB report into the accident:
"TYPE OF ACCIDENT - WHEELS UP
PHASE OF OPERATION - LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED"
Accident investigation:
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| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Report number: | DIA69D0120 |
| Status: | Investigation completed |
| Duration: | 1 month |
| Download report: | Final report
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: DIA69D0120 at
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=9660&key=0 2. FAA:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8017Y 3.
http://planecrashmap.com/list/md/ 4.
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N8017Y.html Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
| 23-Jan-2017 00:57 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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