Date:	Sunday 21 August 1966
Time:	05:25 LT
Type:	Piper PA-30
Owner/operator:	Inyo Builders
Registration:	N7726Y
MSN:	30-815
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Kings Canyon, near Independence, California -   United States of America
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Independence Airport, Independence, California (FAA LID: 2O7)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
Written off (destroyed) August 21, 1966 due to a CFIT (Controlled Flight Into Terrain) after the aircraft stalled and spun in to Kings Canyon, near Independence, California; all four persons on board (pilot and three passengers) were killed. According to the official NTSB report into the accident:

"PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON"

Up-slope of canyon walls approximately 47 degrees at impact point.

1. NTSB Identification: OAK67A0025 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=23996&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=7726Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/ca/N7726Y/
4. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N7226Y.html
5. http://www.aircraftdomain.com/tail-number/n7226y.html
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_Canyon_National_Park

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
25-Feb-2008 12:00	ASN archive	Added
18-Jan-2017 17:09	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
08-Jul-2019 20:24	BEAVERSPOTTER	Updated [Cn, ]