Date:	Sunday 29 April 1973
Time:	9:27 LT
Type:	Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N8650Y
MSN:	30-1792
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Three Rivers, Tulare County, California -   United States of America
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Sanger, Fresno County, California
Destination airport:	Three Rivers, Tulare County, California
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
Written off (destroyed) April 29, 1973 when crashed at Three Rivers, Tulare County, California (at approximate Coordinates: 36°27′15″N 118°53′11″W): aborted 2 previous attempts at landing on restricted air strip. On the 3rd approach, aircraft overshot to right, lost control in an "S" turn to runway. 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 IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
FACTOR(S)
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA -DOWNWIND LANDING
WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS"

1. NTSB Identification: OAK73AP038 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=67485&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8650Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/ca/N8650Y/
4. http://www.qnet.com/~carcomm/ncal.htm#70

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
25-Feb-2008 12:00	ASN archive	Added
03-Feb-2017 20:58	Dr.John Smith	Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
03-Feb-2017 20:58	Dr.John Smith	Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, ]