Date:	Tuesday 13 May 1969
Time:	18:40 LT
Type:	Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N8672Y
MSN:	30-
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Ripon, San Joaquin County, California -   United States of America
Phase:	Unknown
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Modesto City Co-Harry Sham Field, Modesto, California (MOD/KMOD)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
Written off (destroyed) May 13, 1969 when stalled and crashed at Ripon, San Joaquin County, California: aircraft entered flat spin from normal spin at approximate 500 feet agl. Aircraft took off at above maximum advised take off weight: Over gross by 187 lbs. Exceeded aft c of g limit. All six persons on board (pilot and five passengers) were killed. According to the following excerpt from the official NTSB report into the accident:

"PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
FACTOR(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PRE-FLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G."

1. NTSB Identification: OAK69A0066 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=7727&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8672Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/ca/N8672Y/

Other occurrences involving this aircraft


6 September 1967	N8411Y	US Auto Club	2	Crawfordsville, Union Township, Montgomery County, Indiana		w/o
14 February 1969	N7783Y	Development Services	1	Goodwin Field Airport, El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas		w/o
30 June 1969	N8609Y	Delware Aviation	2	Rancocas, Westampton Township, Burlington County, New Jersey		w/o
4 September 1970	N8636Y	Private	2	Prince George Airport, Prince George, British Columbia		sub
21 September 1974	N8753Y	Private	0	Rosenbaum Field Airport, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin		w/o
Fuel starvation
5 August 1976	N1139T	Private	0	Grayson Airport, Summerton, Clarendon County, South Carolina		w/o
Collision with pole or wires

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
25-Feb-2008 12:00	ASN archive	Added
23-Jan-2017 17:31	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
23-Jan-2017 17:52	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]