Accident Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche N8017Y, Saturday 21 December 1968
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Date:Saturday 21 December 1968
Time:16:04 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: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
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:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: DIA69D0120
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 month
Download report: Final report

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/timeContributorUpdates
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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