ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13508
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| Date: | 28-MAR-1967 |
| Time: | 17:23 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7801Y |
| MSN: | 30-880 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Edgartown, Massachusetts -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Martha's Vineyard Airport, Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts (MVY/KMVY) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) March 28, 1967 when crashed at Edgartown, Massachusetts; both persons on board (pilot and one passenger) were killed. According to the follow9ng excerpts from the official NTSB report into the accident:
"Both wing outer sections separated in flight from positive overload failure. Pilot in command continued VFR flight into adverse (IFR) flight conditions, and suffered spatial disorientation"
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: NYC67A0133 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=19632&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7801Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/ma/N7801Y/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Jan-2017 19:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source] |
| 17-Jan-2017 19:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jul-2019 18:25 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn] |
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