Accident Piper PA-30 N7333Y, Friday 1 October 1965
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Date:Friday 1 October 1965
Time:14:06
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA30 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-30
Owner/operator:Preferred Truck Inc
Registration: N7333Y
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Port Orange, Volusia County, FL -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Spruce Creek Airport, Port Orange, FL (7FL6)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Written off (destroyed) October 1 1965 when stalled, spun in and crashed at Port Orange, Florida. Aircraft took off from Spruce Creek Airport (FAA LID: 7FL6) a private airport located in Port Orange, seven miles (11 km) south of the central business district of Daytona Beach, in Volusia County, Florida, United States.

Aircraft was involved in a training sortie. During the sortie, the right engine was shut down to simulate single engine flight. The aircraft failed to obtain/maintain optimum flying speed, and the engine failed to restart. Both of the two persons on board (instructor and pilot under training) were killed.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: MIA66A0037
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 4 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

1. NTSB Identification: MIA66A0037 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=73275&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=7333Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/fl/N7333Y/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added
02-Mar-2016 22:32 Dr.John Smith Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
20-Nov-2022 08:06 Ron Averes Updated [Location, ]
20-Nov-2022 23:08 Ron Averes Updated [Location, ]

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