ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13524
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| Date: | Sunday 12 February 1978 |
| Time: | 17:15 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche B |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N7558Y |
| MSN: | 30-621 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chino Hills, near Glen Ivy, Corona, Riverside County, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Phoenix Goodyear Airport, Goodyear, AZ (GYR/KGYR) |
| Long Beach, California (LGB/KLGB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) 12 February 1978 when hit mountain at 5,300 feet amsl in the Chino Hills, near Glen Ivy, Corona, Riverside County, California. Pilot continued VFR flight into adverse weather conditions (cloud ceiling 2,000 feet amsl). Both persons on board (pilot and one passenger) killed. Aircraft originally posted as missing until wreckage found: Recovery date of wreckage 15 February 1978.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: LAX78FA027 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=43295&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=7558Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/ca/N7558Y/
4. https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N7558Y
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Feb-2016 19:12 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Mar-2017 20:38 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport] |
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