ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13542
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| Date: | 21-NOV-1967 |
| Time: | 10:10 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Jacksonville B |
| Registration: | N8124Y |
| MSN: | 30-1235 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Soldier Road, Oxford, Alabama -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Anniston Metropolitan Airport, Oxford, Alabama (ANB/KANB) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) November 21, 1967 when crashed at Oxford Alabama (at approximate co ordinates 35.43 N, 85.81 W near the junction of Soldier Road and McCarter Road): the pilot (the sole person on board) was killed. The aircraft caught fire after impact. According to the official NTSB report: "Aircraft Descended below published minimum en-route altitude. Pilots Blood alcohol level 0.11 per cent" . In addition:
"PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
Aircraft initially posted as "missing" until wreckage found and recovered. Recovery date of wreckage and pilot November 23, 1967 - two days later
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MIA68A0049 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=15900&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8124Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/al/N8124Y/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Jan-2017 22:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jan-2017 22:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 08-Jul-2019 19:49 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn] |
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