Date:	Tuesday 19 November 1968
Time:	11:45 LT
Type:	Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche
Owner/operator:	Bd Aero Inc
Registration:	N7141Y
MSN:	30-163
Year of manufacture:	1963
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Damascus, Washington County, Virginia -   United States of America
Phase:	Unknown
Nature:	Executive
Departure airport:	Virginia Highlands Airport, Abingdon, Virginia (VJI/KVJI)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
Written off (destroyed) November 19, 1968 when crashed at Damascus, Washington County, Virginia (at approximate co ordinates: 36°38′2″N 81°47′13″W) when flying through an intense snow squall. Of the three persons on board (pilot and two passengers) two (the pilot and one passenger) were killed; the sole surviving passenger was seriously injured. According to the following excerpt from the official NTSB report into the accident:

"PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION"

Registration N7141Y cancelled by the FAA as "revoked" on January 14, 1977

1. NTSB Identification: DIA69A0027 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=9747&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7141Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/va/N7141Y/
4. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N7141Y.html

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
25-Feb-2008 12:00	ASN archive	Added
23-Jan-2017 00:39	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
23-Jan-2017 00:39	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Aircraft type, ]