Accident Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche N8516Y,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13486
 
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Date:Saturday 11 July 1970
Time:20:23
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA30 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N8516Y
MSN: 30-1677
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Davenport, Oklahoma -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Tulsa International Airport, Tulsa Oklahoma (TUL/KTUL)
Destination airport:Will Rogers Airport, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (OKC/KOKC)
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Written off (destroyed) December 11, 1970 when crashed at Davenport, Oklahoma: all three person on board (pilot and two passengers) were killed. Aircraft observed during lightning illumination, at low altitude in descending right turn. According to the following excerpt from the official NTSB report into the accident:

"PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
FACTOR(S)
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE

Aircraft had initially taken off from Freeport, Bahamas, with an intermediate stop at Tulsa, Oklahoma: destination was Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. initially posted as "missing" until wreckage found and recovered the next day - recovery date July 12 1970.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: 
Report number: FTW71AF002
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 3 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

1. NTSB Identification: FTW71AF002 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=1871&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8516Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/ok/N8516Y/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added
26-Jan-2017 19:20 Dr. John Smith Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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