ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 130710
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| Date: | Friday 17 November 1967 |
| Time: | 18:10 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Chagrin Twin Charter Service Inc |
| Registration: | N7704Y |
| MSN: | 30-792 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chagrin Falls Airport, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | |
| Chagrin Falls Airport, Chagrin Falls, Ohio (FAA LID: 5G1) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) November 17, 1967 when flew into the ground on approach to Chargin Falls Airport, Chagrin Falls, Ohio (FAA LID: 5G1); aircraft undershot on approach, and caught fire after impact. (The NTSB report describes it as a CFIT - Controlled Flight Into Terrain). The pilot (the sole person on board) survived, but was seriously injured. According to the official NTSB report into the accident:
"PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
FACTOR(S)
WEATHER - LOW CEILING - FOG
AIRCRAFT DESCENDED BELOW PUBLISHED LANDING MINIMA."
Registration N7704Y cancelled by the FAA on July 10, 1970. Chagrin Falls Airport - located at or near Bell Street, Chagrin Falls, Ohio - now longer exists; it was closed in May 1979, and the site redeveloped for housing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: CHI68F0542 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=15854&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7704Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/list/oh/
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20171104233618/http://www.airfields-freeman.com:80/OH/Airfields_OH_Cleveland_S.htm
5. https://ohio.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,3,fid,1988518,n,chagrin
6. http://www.aviationdb.com/Aviation/Aircraft/7/N7704Y.shtm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2017 22:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2022 08:35 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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