ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13443
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 May 1969 |
| Time: | 18:40 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8672Y |
| MSN: | 30- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ripon, San Joaquin County, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Modesto City Co-Harry Sham Field, Modesto, California (MOD/KMOD) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) May 13, 1969 when stalled and crashed at Ripon, San Joaquin County, California: aircraft entered flat spin from normal spin at approximate 500 feet agl. Aircraft took off at above maximum advised take off weight: Over gross by 187 lbs. Exceeded aft c of g limit. All six persons on board (pilot and five passengers) were killed. According to the following excerpt from the official NTSB report into the accident:
"PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
FACTOR(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PRE-FLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: OAK69A0066 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=7727&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8672Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/ca/N8672Y/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 September 1967 | N8411Y | US Auto Club | 2 | Crawfordsville, Union Township, Montgomery County, Indiana | |
w/o |
| 14 February 1969 | N7783Y | Development Services | 1 | Goodwin Field Airport, El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas | |
w/o |
| 30 June 1969 | N8609Y | Delware Aviation | 2 | Rancocas, Westampton Township, Burlington County, New Jersey | |
w/o |
| 4 September 1970 | N8636Y | Private | 2 | Prince George Airport, Prince George, British Columbia |  |
sub |
| 21 September 1974 | N8753Y | Private | 0 | Rosenbaum Field Airport, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin | |
w/o |
| Fuel starvation | ||||||
| 5 August 1976 | N1139T | Private | 0 | Grayson Airport, Summerton, Clarendon County, South Carolina | |
w/o |
| Collision with pole or wires | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Jan-2017 17:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Jan-2017 17:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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