ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13513
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| Date: | 30-JUN-1969 |
| Time: | 10:02 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Delware Aviation |
| Registration: | N8609Y |
| MSN: | 30- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Rancocas, Westampton Township, Burlington County, New Jersey -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Indel (Inductotherm Airport) Rancocas, New Jersey (FAA LID 3NJ6) |
| Indel (Inductotherm Airport) Rancocas, New Jersey (FAA LID 3NJ6) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) June 30 1969 when crashed at Indel (Inductotherm) Airport, Rancocas, Westampton Township, Burlington County, New Jersey (FAA LID: 3NJ6, at approximate co ordinates 40.00'55.70"N, 074.50'28.80"W): aircraft stalled during the climb out phase following an attempted "go around". Aircraft was engaged in a training sortie, and practising a simulated single-engine flight. According to the following excerpt from the official NTSB report into the accident:
"ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION
STALL: SPIN
LANDING: GO-AROUND
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS, CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT"
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: NYC69A0114 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=6578&key=0
2. http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8609Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/nj/N8609Y/
4. https://www.airnav.com/airport/3NJ6
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| 19 Mar 1966 | N7355Y | Sheriffs Dept Aircraft. Flight to pick up prisoner Kan | 2 | Lake Charles, Louisiana | |
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| 6 Sep 1967 | N8411Y | US Auto Club | 2 | Crawfordsville, Union Township, Montgomery County, Indiana | |
w/o |
| 14 Feb 1969 | N7783Y | Development Services | 1 | Goodwin Field Airport, El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas | |
w/o |
| 13 May 1969 | N8672Y | Private | 6 | Ripon, San Joaquin County, California | |
w/o |
| 4 Sep 1970 | N8636Y | Private | 2 | Prince George Airport, Prince George, British Columbia |  |
sub |
| 21 Sep 1974 | N8753Y | Private | 0 | Rosenbaum Field Airport, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin | |
w/o |
| Fuel starvation. | ||||||
| 5 Aug 1976 | N1139T | Private | 0 | Grayson Airport, Summerton, Clarendon County, South Carolina | |
w/o |
| Wire strike. | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Jan-2017 19:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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