ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 130674
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 May 1967 |
| Time: | 06:55 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Jim E Butler |
| Registration: | N7347Y |
| MSN: | 30-400 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tucson International Airport, Tucson, Arizona -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | |
| Tucson International Airport, Tuscon, Arizona (TUS/KTUS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) May 2, 1967 in a landing accident at Tucson International Airport, Tucson, Arizona; the pilot (owner James E Butler, 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)
MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE BEHIND LANDING 707 AIRCRAFT. TUSCON TOWER ADVISED POSSIBLE WAKE TURBULENCE FROM 707"
Registration N7347Y cancelled by the FAA on September 24, 1970
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: LAX67F0421 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=19787&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7347Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/list/az/
4. http://www.tucsonfirefoundation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/1967-1.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jan-2017 18:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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