ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13515
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| Date: | Friday 17 October 1969 |
| Time: | 13:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Vernon W. Moncur (owner) |
| Registration: | N8584Y |
| MSN: | 30-1724 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Greeley, Colorado -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Laramie Regional Airport, Laramie, Wyoming (LAR/KLAR) |
| Albuquerque, New Mexico (ABQ/KABQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) October 17, 1969 when crashed at Greeley, Colorado when the left engine lost power. Aircraft was flying at above recommended maximum take off weight: over grossed about 285 lb. Caught of engine failure attributed to water contamination of the fuel. Both persons on board (pilot and one passenger) were killed. According to the following excerpt from the official NTSB report into the accident:
"PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
FACTOR(S)
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - #1 ENGINE"
Registration N8584Y cancelled by the FAA on July 13 1970
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: DEN70A0027 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=8366&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=8584Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/co/N8584Y/
4. Greeley Daily Tribune from Greeley, Colorado (October 17 1969) Page 3 at https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/25113868/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Jan-2017 15:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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