ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13535
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| Date: | Monday 22 July 1974 |
| Time: | 16:03 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche B |
| Owner/operator: | Illinois Aviation |
| Registration: | N8724Y |
| MSN: | 30-1877 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Illini Airport, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Illini Airport, Urbana, Illinois (FAA LID: C16) |
| Illini Airport, Urbana, Illinois (FAA LID: C16) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) June 22, 1974 when stalled and spun into the ground whilst circling in the traffic approach pattern to Runway 9/27 during a local instructional check flight to and from Illini Airport, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois (at approximate co ordinates 40°08′47″N 88°11′55″W). Both persons on board (crew of two - instructor and pilot under training) were killed. According to the official NTSB report into the accident, the cause of the crash was "undetermined"
NOTE: In 1980, Illini Airport was acquired by Frasca Air Service, and the name was changed to Frasca Field.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: CHI75AC010 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=40676&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8724Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/il/N8724Y/
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frasca_Field
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Feb-2017 15:40 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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