ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13447
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| Date: | 23-AUG-1966 |
| Time: | 14:32 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Executive Air Co Inc |
| Registration: | N7266Y |
| MSN: | 30-302 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Long Island MacArthur Airport, Ronkonkoma, Islip, Suffolk County, New -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Long Island MacArthur Airport, Islip, New York (ISP/KISP) |
| Long Island MacArthur Airport, Islip, New York (ISP/KISP) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed( August 23, 1966 when crashed due to structural failure in flight (wings broke off) near Long Island MacArthur Airport, Long Island, Ronkonkoma, Town of Islip, Suffolk County, New York. All six persons on board (pilot and five passengers) were killed. According to a contemporary press report (The Evening Standard, Uniontown, Pennsylvania August 24, 1966):
"SIX KILLED IN CRASH OF PLANE.
Ronkonkoma, N.Y. (AP) -- An Air Force captain, his wife and four children were killed Tuesday when their small rented plane crashed only miles from where they had spent a week swimming and visiting relatives. Authorities were investigating the possibility that lightning struck Capt. ROBERT T. SHAW'S six-seat Piper Comanche. The plane tumbled into an unopened section of the Long Island Expressway, killing the captain, 32, his wife, JOAN, 28, and their children, DEBORAH, 9, CHRISTINE, 8, JEFF, 6, and JAMES, 3. A witness said he saw a flash of lightning, heard a thunder clap, then watched pieces of the plane fall from the sky."
According to the official NTSB report into the accident:
"PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
AIRFRAME - WINGS: OTHER
FACTOR(S)
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT OF WINGS
WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY"
Weather forecast adverse for VFR flight. Pilot entered thunderstorm area while returning to departure airport. Outboard wing panels failed. Registration N7266Y cancelled by the FAA on June 26, 1970
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: NYC67A0038 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=24019&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=7266Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/ny/N7266Y/
4. http://www.gendisasters.com/mainlist/newyork/Air%20Disasters?page=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Jan-2017 17:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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