ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36093
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| Date: | Saturday 13 April 1991 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-320 Twin Comanche B |
| Owner/operator: | Frances Mccully |
| Registration: | N8073Y |
| MSN: | 30-1187 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING I0-320-C1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Altoona–Blair County Airport, Martinsburg, Pennsylvania (AOO/KAOO) |
| Clearfield Ariport, Clearfield, Pennsylvania (FAA LID: N97) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
DURING AN INSTRUMENT CLIMB THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT HAD DEPARTED THE AIRPORT DURING LOW CEILINGS WITH LIGHT RAIN AND FOG. SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOUDS EXISTED DURING THE CLIMB. RAIN, THUNDERSTORMS, AND TURBULENCE WITHIN THE THUNDERSTORMS HAD BEEN FORECAST.
PILOT REPORTS EAST OF THE FLIGHT PATH HAD INCLUDED LIGHT ICING FROM THE SURFACE TO FIVE THOUSAND. THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN CLEARED TO SIX THOUSAND. THE PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT NEW YORK CENTER
WITH AN ALTITUDE READOUT OF 4,500 FEET. THE PILOT NEVER ESTABLISHED CONTACT. CLEVELAND CENTER LOST RADAR CONTACT AT 5,300 FEET AT APPROXIMATELY NINE MILES FROM THE AIRPORT.
THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN AIRBORNE FOR APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TREES, CABLES, AND TERRAIN. BASED ON THE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE THE AIRPLANE MAINTAINED STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY UNTIL IMPACT. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION OF THE ENGINES REVEALED NO ANOMALIES THAT WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT. THE WRECKAGE PATH WAS 1,176 FEET LONG.
Probable Cause and Findings: The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
THE PILOT'S LOSS OF CONTROL FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.
Registration N8073Y cancelled by the FAA on May 6, 1993 as "destroyed"
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: NYC91FA112 at https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20001212X16852&AKey=1&RType=Final&IType=FA
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8073Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/pa/N8073Y/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 06-Apr-2017 19:07 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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