ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 131235
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| Date: | 16-APR-1968 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Capital Credit Co |
| Registration: | N7234Y |
| MSN: | 30-258 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Silver Lake, Oregon -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Private Airstrip, Silver Lake, Oregon | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) April 16, 1968 when stalled and crashed on approach to a private airstrip at Silver Lake, Oregon (at approximate Coordinates: 43°7′41″N 121°2′49″W); no injuries reported to the three persons on board (pilot and two passengers). According to the following excerpt from the official NTSB report into the accident:
"PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
POWER PLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HYDRAULIC PITCH CONTROL MECHANISM
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW
PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
FACTOR(S)
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPORT - SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
LOW AIR CHARGE OF 6 PSI G IN RIGHT PROPELLER, CAUSE UNDETERMINED. PILOT UNABLE TO FEATHER PROP."
Registration N7234Y cancelled by the FAA on July 2 1974
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: SEA69F0089 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=13115&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7234Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/list/or/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2017 00:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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