Accident Piper PA-30 N7080Y,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13440
 
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Date:Saturday 22 May 1965
Time:14:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA30 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-30
Owner/operator:Baltrush Construction Co Inc
Registration: N7080Y
MSN: 30-94
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:near Geyser, Judith Basin County, Montana -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Stanford Airport Stanford, Montana (S64)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Written off (destroyed) May 22 1965 when crashed near Geyser, Montana (at approximate co-ordinates: 47°03′33″N 110°49′36″W) during initial climb out from Stanford Airport Stanford, Montana. According to the official NTSB report into the accident: "PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT; CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS". Aircraft caught fire on impact, and of the four persons on board (pilot and three passengers) the pilot was seriously injured and one of the passengers was killed.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: SEA66F0034
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

1. NTSB Identification: SEA66F0034 at https://www.ntsb.gov/about/employment/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=75409&key=0the
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=7080Y
3. https://onespotter.com/aircraft/fid/926189/N7080Y
4. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/mt/N7080Y/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added
02-Mar-2016 00:51 Dr.John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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