ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 127541
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| Date: | Sunday 30 July 1972 |
| Time: | 20:15 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche B |
| Owner/operator: | Astro Aviation |
| Registration: | N8798Y |
| MSN: | 30-1871 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sully, Jasper County, Iowa -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Naper Aero Club field, Naperville, Illinois (FAA LID: LL-10) |
| Eppley Airfield, Omaha, Nebraska (OMA/KOMA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) July 30, 1972 when ran out of fuel and make a wheels up force landing into a corn field at Sully, Jasper County, Iowa (at approximate co ordinates: 41°34′43″N 92°50′44″W). Of the five persons on board (pilot and four passengers) the pilot and two passengers were seriously injured, and the other two passengers were slightly injured. According to the following excerpt from the official NTSB report into the accident:
"PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP FORCED LANDING
COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT- BOTH ENGINES
EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND"
Registration N8798Y cancelled by the FAA on May 16, 1994 (strangely, as "Exported to Germany" where it became G-GPEZ)
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MKC73FCD10 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=65758&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8798Y
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://planecrashmap.com/list/ia/N8798Y]
4. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N8798Y.html
5. http://www.airframes.org/reg/n8798y
6. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1104327/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2017 23:09 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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