Accident Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche N7603Y, Monday 17 June 1968
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Date:Monday 17 June 1968
Time:17:10 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA30 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche
Owner/operator:Glynnaire Aviation
Registration: N7603Y
MSN: 30-673
Year of manufacture:1964
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Statesboro–Bulloch County Airport, Statesboro, Georgia -   United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Statesboro–Bulloch County Airport, Statesboro, Georgia (TBR/KTBR)
Destination airport:Statesboro–Bulloch County Airport, Statesboro, Georgia (TBR/KTBR)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Written off (destroyed) when stalled and spun into the ground during the initial climb out phase from Statesboro–Bulloch County Airport, Statesboro, Georgia, due to engine failure, during a dual training sortie: aircraft struck ground in a flat attitude. Both persons on board (instructor and pilot under training) were killed. According to the following excerpt from the official NTSB report into the accident:

"PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES"

Registration N7603Y cancelled by the FAA as "revoked" January 14, 1977

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: MIA68A0108
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 8 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

1. NTSB Identification: MIA68A0108 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=12240&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7603Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/ga/N7603Y/
4. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N7603Y.html
5. http://www.aircraftdomain.com/tail-number/n7603y.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added
22-Jan-2017 23:28 Dr. John Smith Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
22-Jan-2017 23:29 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Phase, Narrative, ]

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