ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13468
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| Date: | 30-SEP-1966 |
| Time: | 21:39 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30 |
| Owner/operator: | Sisco Investment |
| Registration: | N7472Y |
| MSN: | 30-537 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Ceredo, West Virginia -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | |
| Tri-State Airport, Wayne County, West Virginia (HTS/KHTS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) September 30, 1966 when crashed at Ceredo, West Virginia, whilst on final approach to Tri-State Airport, Wayne County, West Virginia (HTS/KHTS). Of the three persons on board (pilot and two passengers) one passenger was killed, the pilot and the other passenger were seriously injured. According to the following excerpt from the official NTSB report into he accident:
"Pilot in Command - Improper IFR operation. Aircraft crashed after passing outer-marker inbound on the ILS Localiser only, no glide-slope approach. Destroyed when impacted with trees. Fire after impact."
Registration N7472Y cancelled by the FAA on June 30, 1970
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: NYC67A0056 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=23098&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=7472Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/wv/N7472Y/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Jan-2017 18:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2017 18:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2017 18:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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