| Date: | Tuesday 8 April 1975 |
| Time: | 18:20 |
| Type: | Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Cochise College |
| Registration: | N7064Y |
| MSN: | 30-76 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Douglas Municipal Airport, Douglas, Cochise County, Arizona -
United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Douglas Municipal Airport, Douglas, Arizona (DGL/KDGL) |
| Destination airport: | Douglas Municipal Airport, Douglas, Arizona (DGL/KDGL) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Written off (destroyed) April 8, 1975, when crashed due to engine failure during a training sortie whilst executing a "go around" near Douglas Municipal Airport, Douglas, Arizona (DGL/KDGL). Both persons on board (instructor and pilot under training) survived with minor or no injuries. According to the NTSB report into the accident:
"PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWER PLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
FACTOR(S) - MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
SIMULATED 1 ENGINE APPROACH WITH 2 ENGINES DURING GO AROUND. LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER, NO MALFUNCTION FOUND.A/C GOT BELOW VMC".
Registration N7064Y cancelled by the FAA on January 8, 1976
Accident investigation:
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| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Report number: | LAX75FUJ70 |
| Status: | Investigation completed |
| Duration: | 1 month |
| Download report: | Final report
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: LAX75FUJ70 at
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=47889&key=0 2.
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=7064Y 3.
http://planecrashmap.com/list/az/ Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
| 17-Mar-2017 21:28 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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