Accident Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche CF-XYZ, Saturday 18 January 1964
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Date:Saturday 18 January 1964
Time:13:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA30 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: CF-XYZ
MSN: 30-146
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Youngstown–Warren Regional Airport (YNG/KYNG), Youngstown, OH -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Youngstown–Warren Regional Airport Youngstown, Ohio (YNG/KYNG)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
REMARKS- LANDED BECAUSE OF ELECTRICAL FAILURE

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: UNK64X0269
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

1. NTSB Identification: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=153&key=02. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.airframes.org/reg/cfxyz3.] http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/C-FXYZ.html

History of this aircraft

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Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Dec-2023 15:35 Captain Adam Updated [Location, Phase, Narrative, Category, Accident report, ]

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