ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 12679
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 July 1968 |
| Time: | 11:08 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee |
| Owner/operator: | Anderson Aviation Sales Co Inc |
| Registration: | N6703J |
| MSN: | 28-24398 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Oracle, Arizona -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Peppersauce Airstrip, near Oracle, Arizona |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) July 3, 1968: Crashed near Orcale, Arizona, while caught in a in downdraft during a low pass up a mountain canyon. According to the NTSB accident report: "PROBABLE CAUSE(S) - PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING"
Aircraft caught fire after impact: of the pilot and two passengers on board, only the pilot survived. Registration N6703J cancelled by the FAA on June 18, 1970
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: LAX69A0001 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=12490&key=0&queryId=b3e3b2e9-a5a2-4d6a-aefd-b87fe54d5b5c&pgno=3&pgsize=200
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=6703J
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/az/N6703J/
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle,_Arizona
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Aug-2016 11:43 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 10-Sep-2016 16:58 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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