ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 128254
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| Date: | Friday 11 May 1979 |
| Time: | 22:50 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-320 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8152Y |
| MSN: | 30-1265 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Ball Ground, Cherokee County, Georgia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Aurora Municipal Airport, Aurora, Illinois (AUZ/KARR) |
| Atlanta, Georgia (ATL/KATL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) May 11, 1979 when stalled and collided with trees near Ball Ground, Cherokee County, Georgia (at approximate Coordinates: 34°20′14″N 84°22′42″W) during a "go around" at Atlanta Airport. Aircraft stalled due to engine failure caused by fuel starvation. Of the five persons on board, all survived, but the pilot sustained serious injuries: the four passengers sustained minor injuries. According to the following excerpt from the official NTSB report into the accident
"PROBABLE CAUSE(S): PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PRE FLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAME OUT IN 1 ENGINE
EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
REMARKS- PILOT IN COMMAND ATTEMPTED SINGLE ENGINE GO-AROUND, STALLED/MUSHED INTO TREES."
Registration N8152Y belatedly cancelled by the FAA on September 10, 2012 (over 33 years later)
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MIA79FKG37 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=35935&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8152Y
3. https://onespotter.com/aircraft/fid/995121/N8152Y
4. http://www.aviationdb.com/Aviation/Aircraft/8/N8152Y.shtm
5. https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N8152Y
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Mar-2017 17:25 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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