ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13519
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| Date: | 06-SEP-1967 |
| Time: | 09:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | US Auto Club |
| Registration: | N8411Y |
| MSN: | 30- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Crawfordsville, Union Township, Montgomery County, Indiana -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Crawfordsville Municipal Airport, Crawfordsville, Indiana (CFJ/KCFJ) |
| Crawfordsville Municipal Airport, Crawfordsville, Indiana (CFJ/KCFJ) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) September 6 1967 when crashed at Crawfordsville, Union Township, Montgomery County, Indiana: stalled and spun into the ground, killing both persons on board (instructor and pilot under training). Aircraft caught fire on impact with the ground: student pilot training for multi-engine rating, student pilot no prior multi-engine experience.
Per the official NTSB report into the accident: "PROBABLE CAUSE(S) - PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/ MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED"
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: CHI68A0024 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=16738&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8411Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/in/N8411Y/
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crawfordsville_Municipal_Airport
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 Mar 1966 | N7355Y | Sheriffs Dept Aircraft. Flight to pick up prisoner Kan | 2 | Lake Charles, Louisiana | |
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 |
| 30 Jun 1969 | N8609Y | Delware Aviation | 2 | Rancocas, Westampton Township, Burlington County, New Jersey | |
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 |
| 20-Jan-2017 20:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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