Accident Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche N7234Y,
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Date:Tuesday 16 April 1968
Time:12:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA30 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche
Owner/operator:Capital Credit Co
Registration: N7234Y
MSN: 30-258
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Silver Lake, Oregon -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Private Airstrip, Silver Lake, Oregon
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Written off (damaged beyond repair) April 16, 1968 when stalled and crashed on approach to a private airstrip at Silver Lake, Oregon (at approximate Coordinates: 43°7′41″N 121°2′49″W); no injuries reported to the three persons on board (pilot and two passengers). According to the following excerpt from the official NTSB report into the accident:

"PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
POWER PLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HYDRAULIC PITCH CONTROL MECHANISM
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW
PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
FACTOR(S)
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPORT - SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
LOW AIR CHARGE OF 6 PSI G IN RIGHT PROPELLER, CAUSE UNDETERMINED. PILOT UNABLE TO FEATHER PROP."

Registration N7234Y cancelled by the FAA on July 2 1974

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: SEA69F0089
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 8 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

1. NTSB Identification: SEA69F0089 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=13115&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7234Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/list/or/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Jan-2017 00:06 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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