ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13523
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| Date: | Thursday 2 March 1978 |
| Time: | 19:45 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7428Y |
| MSN: | 30-488 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | N of Interstate 20, near Waco, Haralson County GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | West Georgia Regional Airport,Carollton, GA (CTJ/LCTJ) |
| Shelby County Airport, Alabaster,Alabama (EET/KEET) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) 2 March 1978 when crashed North of Interstate 20, near Waco, Haralson County, Georgia. Per the NTSB report, the cause of the crash was attributed to the: "pilot in command initiating flight into adverse weather conditions and attempted operation of aircraft with known deficiencies". Aircraft was not equipped with anti-icing or de-icing systems when flying in conditions conductive to icing, including sleet, hail, and freezing rain. Both persons on board (pilot and one passenger) were killed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MIA78FA048 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=43364&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=7428Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/ga/N7428Y/
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waco,_Georgia
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Feb-2016 19:27 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2016 19:35 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
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