ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13609
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| Date: | Saturday 31 March 1973 |
| Time: | 20:53 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31 Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | Midwest Tankers Inc |
| Registration: | N300X |
| MSN: | 31-412 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport, Niles, Berrien County, Michigan -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Owensboro–Davies County Airport (OWB/KOWB) Owensboro, Kentucky |
| Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport (FAA LID: 3TR) Niles, Michigan | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) 31 March 1973 When crashed into trees on approach to Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport, Niles, Berrien County, Michigan. Aircraft descended below MDA (Minimum Designated Approach) in known thunderstorm conditions. Both persons on board (pilot and one passenger) were killed, as aircraft caught fire on impact.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: CHI73AC080 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=68195&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=300X
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1973/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-michigan-2-killed/]
4. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/mi/N300X/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Apr-2015 23:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Sep-2017 21:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source] |
| 15-Sep-2017 21:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 29-Oct-2019 18:10 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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