ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13540
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| Date: | 27-MAY-1968 |
| Time: | 20:25 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Continental Charters |
| Registration: | N7996Y |
| MSN: | 30-1101 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | PW Johnson Memorial Airport, 2 nm N of New Martinsville, West Virginia -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | P W Johnson Memorial Airport, New Martinsville, West Virginia (FAA LID |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) May 27 1968 when stalled during initial climb out from P W Johnson Memorial Airport, 2 nautical miles north of New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia (FAA LID: 75D, at approximate Coordinates: 39°41′02″N 80°51′44″W): pilot made a short field take off from wet grass runway at night. Per the official NTSB report into the accident: "PROBABLE CAUSE(S) - PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED"
The pilot (the sole person on board) was killed
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: DIA68A0050 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=12866&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7996Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/wv/N7996Y/
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Martinsville,_West_Virginia
5. http://www.airport-data.com/airport/75D/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Jan-2017 22:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jan-2017 22:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location] |
| 08-Jul-2019 19:54 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn] |
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