ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13551
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| Date: | 17-MAR-1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Alpena Flying |
| Registration: | N7659Y |
| MSN: | 30-737 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Lake Huron, Between Wiarton, Ontario, Canada and Alpena, Michigan, USA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Wiarton, Bruce County, Ontario |
| Alpena County Regional Airport (APN/KAPN) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Aircraft missing 17 March 1966 en-route between Wiarton, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada, and Alpena County Regional Airport (APN/KAPN), Alpena County, Michigan, USA. Damage and injury index presumed, as no trace of the aircraft, or of the 48-year-old pilot (sole person aboard) was ever found. If it is presumed that the aircraft flew a straight line flight path, it is probable that the Piper ditched into Lake Huron, although it cannot be ascertained if the crash location was on the Canadian or US side of the border.
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: CHI66A0075: https://www.ntsb.gov/about/employment/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=70993&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=7569Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/list/mi/
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiarton,_Ontario
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpena_County_Regional_Airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Jan-2015 01:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Jan-2015 01:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location] |
| 28-Jan-2015 01:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2017 16:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source] |
| 15-Jul-2019 11:53 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn] |
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