ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 130533
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| Date: | Monday 31 May 1965 |
| Time: | 13:15 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30 |
| Owner/operator: | Sierra Aircraft Inc |
| Registration: | N7466Y |
| MSN: | 30-529 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | McKenzie Bridge State Airport, Mckenzie Bridge, Lane County, Oregon -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| McKenzie Bridge State Airport, Mckenzie Bridge, Oregon (00S) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) May 31 1965 when crashed at McKenzie Bridge State Airport, three miles east of Mckenzie Bridge, Lane County, Oregon; aircraft flew into trees on final approach. Of the four persons on board (pilot and three passengers) the three passengers were uninjured, but the pilot sustained serious injuries.
According to the official NTSB report into the accident: "PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL; IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS. DOWNWIND LANDING MADE BECAUSE OF AIRSTRIP ENVIRONMENT WHICH REQUIRED IT". (Because of the sloping runway at this airport, aircraft must approach and land to the East and take off to the West (Runway 06/24)).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: SEA66F0016 at https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=75337&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=7466Y
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McKenzie_Bridge_State_Airport
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 July 1965 | N7344Y | Martin Aviaton | 2 | Orange, Orange County, CA | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Mar-2016 01:05 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2016 01:06 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 02-Mar-2016 21:23 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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