ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 130699
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| Date: | Thursday 9 September 1971 |
| Time: | 07:22 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Pathon Manufacturing Company |
| Registration: | N7714Y |
| MSN: | 30-803 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | James M. Cox-Dayton Municipal Airport, Tipp City, Miami County, Ohio -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport,Cincinnati, Ohio (C |
| James M. Cox-Dayton Municipal Airport, Tipp City, Ohio (DAY/KDAY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) September 9, 1971 when collided with trees during a low level IFR approach to James M. Cox-Dayton Municipal Airport. Aircraft crashed at Tipp City, ten miles north of downtown Dayton, in Miami County, Ohio (at approximate Coordinates: 39°57′50″N 84°11′1″W). The pilot - the sole person on board - survived with minor injuries. According to the following excerpt from the official NTSB report into the accident:
"PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
FACTOR(S)
WEATHER - LOW CEILING - FOG DOWN TO GROUND LEVEL
AIRCRAFT DESCENDED BELOW PUBLISHED APPROACH MINIMUMS. HIT TREES AT 75 FEET AGL."
Registration N7714Y cancelled by the FAA on October 26, 1971
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: CHI72FEG13 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=62002&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7714Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/list/oh/
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipp_City,_Ohio
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jan-2017 23:27 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Jan-2017 23:29 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 29-Jan-2017 23:33 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 29-Jan-2017 23:37 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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