ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13511
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| Date: | 19-JUL-1965 |
| Time: | 12:39 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Martin Aviaton |
| Registration: | N7344Y |
| MSN: | 30-529 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Orange, Orange County, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Orange County Airport, Santa Ana, CA (SNA/KSNA) |
| Orange County Airport, Santa Ana, CA (SNA/KSNA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) July 19 1965 when crashed at Orange, Orange County, California during a dual instructional training sortie; aircraft stalled and spun into the ground. Both persons on board (instructor and pilot under training) were killed
Per the official NTSB report into the accident the cause of the crash was "undetermined", but it is possible that the aircraft was deliberately put into a spin as part of the training sortie, and then failed to recover from the spin.
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: LAX66A0010 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=74600&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=7344Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/ca/N7344Y/
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 May 1965 | N7466Y | Sierra Aircraft Inc | 0 | McKenzie Bridge State Airport, Mckenzie Bridge, Lane County, Oregon | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Mar-2016 01:20 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2016 01:20 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn] |
| 02-Mar-2016 01:21 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2017 14:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Jan-2023 09:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
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