ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13587
Last updated: 23 July 2020
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| Date: | 20-JAN-1968 |
| Time: | 12:17 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31 Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | Aero Flight Inc |
| Registration: | N9098Y |
| C/n / msn: | 31-134 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Tobaccoville, Stokes County, North Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
Written off (destroyed) 20 January 1968 when crashed at Tobaccoville, Stokes County, North Carolina [at approximate co ordinates at 36°13′50″N 80°21′48″W]. Pilot is believed to have been practising stalls. Aircraft entered flat spin, and did not recover. Aircraft caught fire on impact, killing all six persons on board (two crew and four passengers).
Registration N9098Y cancelled by the FAA on 12 February 1968
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: DIA68A0031 at http://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/NTSB.Aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=14207&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=9098Y
3. http://baaa-acro.maleo.net/1968/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-north-carolina-6-killed/
4. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/nc/N9098Y/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Apr-2015 17:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Sep-2017 18:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Narrative] |
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