ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 130522
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Date: | Sunday 14 August 1966 |
Time: | 18:30 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-30 |
Owner/operator: | Bay Aviation Co Inc |
Registration: | N7456Y |
MSN: | 30-519 |
Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Chesapeake, Virginia -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Norfolk International Airport, Norfolk, Virginia (ORF/KORF |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Written off (destroyed) August 14, 1966, when crashed at Chesapeake, Virginia; no or minor injuries sustained to the two person on board (pilot and one passenger). Cause of crash was engine failure due to contaminated fuel. According to the following excerpts from the official NTSB report into the accident:
"ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION: COLLIDED WITH: TREES. FUEL STARVATION/FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL.
IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT).
COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAME OUT OF #1 ENGINE. FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND, RIGHT ENGINE FUEL SYSTEM CONTAINED WATER,DIRT AND SLUDGE".
Registration N7456Y cancelled by the FAA on January 14, 1977.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | NYC67F0304 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 4 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: NYC67F0304 at
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=23363&key=0 2. FAA:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7456Y 3.
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N7456Y.html 4.
http://planecrashmap.com/list/va/ Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
17-Jan-2017 19:36 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
17-Jan-2017 19:37 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Narrative] |
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