Accident Piper PA-23 Aztec N5641Y,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 11876
 
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Date:Saturday 15 April 1978
Time:15:14
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA27 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-23 Aztec
Owner/operator:Tallmantz Aviation
Registration: N5641Y
MSN: 27-2755
Year of manufacture:1965
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Bell Ridge, near Trabuco Canyon, Santa Ana Mts, CA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:Santa Monica, CA
Destination airport:Phoenix, AZ
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The nearest weather station reported 600 ft overcast and 1 mile visibility in heavy rain.
The veteran Hollywood film pilot Frank Tallman ( 59 ) was returning to to his home base in Phoenix when he crashed in bad weather near Trabuco Canyon in the Santa Ana Mountains.
The official verdict on the accident was " continued VFR flight into adverse conditions. "
Mr Tallman was an instrument-rated pilot of 20,000 hours flying experience.

Sources:

NTSB
http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/Tallman-N5641Y.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added
04-Jul-2010 18:23 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
17-Dec-2013 17:53 angels one five Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]

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