ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13492
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| Date: | Friday 4 September 1970 |
| Time: | 10:19 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-320 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8636Y |
| MSN: | 30- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Prince George Airport, Prince George, British Columbia -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Prince George Airport, Prince George, Canada (YXS/CYXS) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Substantially damaged September 4, 1970 when stalled and crashed during initial climb out from Prince George Airport, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. According to the official NTSB report into the accident:
"Pilot in command: Inadequate pre-flight prepararion and/or planning. Aircraft took off as 1,260 lbs over maximum gross take off weight, C of G 2 inches past aft center of gravity limits. Aircraft caught fire after impact".
Both persons on board (pilot and one passenger) were killed. Investigation of accident and report by Government of Canada.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: CAN72AP905 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=57570&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8636Y
3. Prince George Citizen - September 4, 1970 p.1 at http://pgnewspapers.pgpl.ca/fedora/repository/pgc:1970-09-04/-/Prince%20George%20Citizen%20-%20September%2004,%201970
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 September 1967 | N8411Y | US Auto Club | 2 | Crawfordsville, Union Township, Montgomery County, Indiana |  |
w/o |
| 14 February 1969 | N7783Y | Development Services | 1 | Goodwin Field Airport, El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas | |
w/o |
| 13 May 1969 | N8672Y | Private | 6 | Ripon, San Joaquin County, California | |
w/o |
| 30 June 1969 | N8609Y | Delware Aviation | 2 | Rancocas, Westampton Township, Burlington County, New Jersey | |
w/o |
| 21 September 1974 | N8753Y | Private | 0 | Rosenbaum Field Airport, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin | |
w/o |
| Fuel starvation | ||||||
| 5 August 1976 | N1139T | Private | 0 | Grayson Airport, Summerton, Clarendon County, South Carolina | |
w/o |
| Collision with pole or wires | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Feb-2016 22:51 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jan-2017 21:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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