ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13569
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 December 1969 |
| Time: | 12:33 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Lenning Flying |
| Registration: | N7884Y |
| MSN: | 30-969 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Crossville Memorial Airport-Whitson Field, Crossville, Tennessee -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Murray-Calloway County Airport, Murray, Kentucky (CEY/KCEY) |
| Crossville Memorial Airport-Whitson Field, Crossville, Tennessee (KCSV | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) December 23, 1969 when crashed on final approach to Crossville Memorial Airport-Whitson Field, Crossville, Tennessee (at approximate co ordinates 35.8167 N, 84.967 W): cause of accident attributed to turbulence generated by a much larger aircraft (a Martin 404 airliner) on approach ahead of Piper N7884Y. The Piper experienced a CFIT (Controller Flight Into Terrain). The Piper was flying under IFR conditions, and the official NTSB report into the accident notes
" PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
WEATHER - LOW CEILING - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE - ICE-PROPELLER"
In addition, there was reported heavy icing conditions, affecting the airframe. Piper N7884Y was not equipped with wing and propeller de-icing. The pilot - the sole person on board - was killed. The wreckage was not recovered from the crash site for over five weeks - until February 1, 1970.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MIA70A0049 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=4889&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7884Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/tn/N7884Y/
4. http://www.geotech1.com/forums/showthread.php?9997-Lost-airplane-locations
5. http://voidmain.is-a-geek.net/crash/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Jan-2017 17:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jan-2017 18:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jan-2017 18:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative] |
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