ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13546
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| Date: | Sunday 31 December 1978 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Tennessee Tanning Co Inc |
| Registration: | N7031Y |
| MSN: | 30-32 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near LaFayette, Walker County, Georgia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Tullahoma Regional Airport, Tullahoma, Tennesse (THA/KTHA) |
| Jacksonville International Airport, Jacksonville, Florida (JAX/KJAX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) December 31, 1978 when crashed near LaFayette, Walker County, Georgia (at approximate co ordinates 34°42′35″N 85°17′2″W): the pilot (the sole person on board) was killed. According to the official NTSB report into the accident, the aircraft seems to have experienced a CFIT (Controlled Flight In Terrain) when it flew into trees in conditions of fog and cloud cloud. ("PROBABLE CAUSE(S): PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS". The aircraft was initially posted as "missing", until the wreckage was located and recovered - airframe recovered March 1, 1979 (three months later)
Registration N7031Y finally cancelled by the FAA on January 4, 1982 (four years later)
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MIA79FA034 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=38474&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=7031Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/ga/N7031Y/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Mar-2017 21:17 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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