ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13817
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| Date: | Sunday 6 September 1970 |
| Time: | 20:06 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six |
| Owner/operator: | Puget Sound Airlines |
| Registration: | N3540W |
| MSN: | 32-426 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Puget Sound, Washington, 4 miles W of NAS Whidbey Island -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | NAS Whidbey Island, Washington (NUW/KNUW) |
| Anacortes, Washington (OTS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (presumed destroyed) September 6, 1970: radar and radio contact lost approximately 4 miles west of NAS Whidbey Island, Washington, about 6 minutes after takeoff from there. Aircraft damage, pilot injury, and accident time presumed, as no trace of the aircraft was ever found; aircraft presumed to have ditched/crashed into the Pacific Ocean into Puget Sound, killing the pilot (the sole person on board)
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: SEA71AS013 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=683&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=3540W
3. https://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisk48/5229842856
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-May-2016 18:00 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-May-2016 18:07 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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