ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13559
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| Date: | Sunday 29 April 1973 |
| Time: | 9:27 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8650Y |
| MSN: | 30-1792 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Three Rivers, Tulare County, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sanger, Fresno County, California |
| Three Rivers, Tulare County, California | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) April 29, 1973 when crashed at Three Rivers, Tulare County, California (at approximate Coordinates: 36°27′15″N 118°53′11″W): aborted 2 previous attempts at landing on restricted air strip. On the 3rd approach, aircraft overshot to right, lost control in an "S" turn to runway. The pilot - the sole person on board - was killed. According to the following excerpt from the official NTSB report into the accident:
"PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
FACTOR(S)
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA -DOWNWIND LANDING
WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: OAK73AP038 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=67485&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8650Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/ca/N8650Y/
4. http://www.qnet.com/~carcomm/ncal.htm#70
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Feb-2017 20:58 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Feb-2017 20:58 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
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