| Date: | Thursday 28 December 1967 |
| Time: | 16:12 LT |
| Type: | Piper PA-31-310 Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | Pangles Inc |
| Registration: | N9040Y |
| MSN: | 31-54 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Muncy, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania -
United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Williamsport Regional Airport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvaina (IPT/KIPT |
| Destination airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Written off (destroyed) 28 December 1967: crashed at Muncy, Pennsylvania, due to engine failure in flight, killing all three persons on board (pilot and two passengers) According to the NTSB report:
"PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
WEATHER - LOW CEILING
FACTOR(S)
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
Accident investigation:
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| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Report number: | NYC68A0084 |
| Status: | Investigation completed |
| Duration: | 5 months |
| Download report: | Final report
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: NYC68A0084 at
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=14933&key=0 2.
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=9040Y 3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1967/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-pennsylvania-3-killed/]
4.
http://planecrashmap.com/plane/pa/N9040Y/ Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 |
ASN archive |
Added |
| 20-Apr-2015 20:09 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Sep-2017 22:48 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Oct-2019 17:41 |
Uli Elch |
Updated [Aircraft type, ] |