Date:	Thursday 18 February 1971
Time:	19:15
Type:	Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
Owner/operator:	Hawkins Construction
Registration:	N8000Y
MSN:	31-
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Iowa City, Iowa -   United States of America
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Executive
Departure airport:	Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Detroit, Michigan (DTW/KDTW
Destination airport:	Iowa City Municipal Airport, Iowa City, Iowa (IOW/KIOW)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
Written off (destroyed) February 18, 1971 due to a CFIT (Controlled Flight Into Terrain) on final approach to Iowa City Airport, Iowa. An electrical failure which "took out" the navigation instruments was attributed as t being the primary cause of the accident. All four persons on board (pilot and three passengers) survived and sustained only minor injuries. According to the summary from the official NTSB report into the accident:

TYPE OF ACCIDENT: COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED
PHASE OF FLIGHT: LANDING/FINAL APPROACH
PROBABLE CAUSE(S): PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
FACTOR(S): WEATHER - LOW CEILING
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE

PILOT STATED VOR/DME FLUCTUATED. RIGHT ALTERNATOR INOPERATIVE. DESCENDED BELOW PUBLISHED MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE ON 2ND VOR APPROACH."

1. NTSB Identification: MKC71FCD58: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=58930&key=0
2. http://planecrashmap.com/list/ia/
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1971/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-cheyenne-in-iowa-city/]

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Date/time	Contributor	Updates
07-Sep-2017 19:09	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]