ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 130430
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 July 1971 |
| Time: | 21:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-320 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7409Y |
| MSN: | 30-470 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Storm Lake Municipal Airport, Storm Lake, Iowa -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Eppley Airfield, Omaha, Nebraska (OMA/KOMA) |
| Storm Lake Municipal Airport, Storm Lake, Iowa (SLB/KSLB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (destroyed) July 28, 1970 when stalled and crashed on landing at Storm Lake Municipal Airport, Storm Lake, Iowa (at approximate co ordinates 42°35′50″N 95°14′26.4″W): the pilot (the sole person on board) survived, but was seriously injured. According to the following excerpt from the official NTSB report into the accident:
"PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
REMARKS- LANDING ON RUNWAY 31, DRIFTING RIGHT OF RUNWAY, TIGHTENED APPROACH."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MKC72FCD11 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=61474&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7409Y
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://planecrashmap.com/list/ia/N7409Y]
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 July 2016 | N7409Y | Private | 1 | near Bedford Drive and Hampton Court, South Plainfield, Illinois | |
w/o |
| Loss of control | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jan-2017 02:06 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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