| Date: | Tuesday 4 January 1972 |
| Time: | 11:42 |
| Type: | Piper PA-30-320 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Glazer Service Company |
| Registration: | N8821Y |
| MSN: | 30-1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hanover, Maryland -
United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Penn Valley Airport, Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania (SEG/KSEG) |
| Destination airport: | Baltimore–Washington International Airport, Baltimore, Maryland (BWI/K |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Written off (destroyed) January 4 1972 when flew into the ground at Hanover, Maryland (at approximate Coordinates: 39°11′34″N 76°43′27″W) due to vortex turbulence whilst on final approach to Baltimore–Washington International Airport, Baltimore, Maryland: Pilot was following a Boeing 727 on ILS approach. Air Traffic Control radar observed 3 miles separation between the Boeing 727 and the PA-30 just before PA-30 impacted. The pilot - the sole person on board - was killed.
Registration N8821Y cancelled by the FAA on February 2, 1972
Accident investigation:
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| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Report number: | NYC72AN087 |
| Status: | Investigation completed |
| Duration: | 3 months |
| Download report: | Final report
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: NYC72AN087 at
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=63075&key=0 2. FAA:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8821Y 3.
http://planecrashmap.com/plane/md/N8821Y/ Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 |
ASN archive |
Added |
| 30-Jan-2017 17:52 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Jan-2017 17:52 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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