ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13543
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| Date: | 06-DEC-1967 |
| Time: | 18:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Northern Air Service |
| Registration: | N8071Y |
| MSN: | 30-1185 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | GRAND RAPIDS Airport, GRAND RAPIDS, Kent County, Michigan -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | |
| GRAND RAPIDS KENT COUNTY AIRPORT | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) December 6, 1967 when crashed on approach to GRAAND RAPIDS City Airport, GRAND RAPIDSl, Kent County, Michigan: aircraft crashed near ILS outer marker. Pilot had flown over two hours before accident in actual IFR weather. The pilot - the sole person on board - was killed. According to the following excerpt from the official NTSB report into the accident:
"PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
FACTOR(S)
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE"
AIRCRAFT NEVER REPORTED OUTER MARKER INBOUND SECOND TIME.
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: CHI68F0499 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=15850&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8071Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/mi/N8071Y/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Jan-2017 23:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jan-2017 23:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Jan-2017 23:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Jan-2017 23:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 08-Jul-2019 19:50 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn] |
| 21-Dec-2019 16:51 | KEN POIRIER | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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