Accident Piper PA-30 N7801Y,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13508
 
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Date:Tuesday 28 March 1967
Time:17:23
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA30 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-30
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N7801Y
MSN: 30-880
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Edgartown, Massachusetts -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Martha's Vineyard Airport, Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts (MVY/KMVY)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
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"

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: NYC67A0133
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

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/timeContributorUpdates
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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