ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13465
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| Date: | Monday 17 April 1967 |
| Time: | 10:27 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7458Y |
| MSN: | 30-521 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Halfway, Baker County, Oregon -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Baker City Municipal Airport, Baker City, Oregon (BKE/KBKE) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) April 17, 1967 when crashed near Halfway, Baker County, Oregon (at approximate co ordinates 44°52′42″N 117°6′38″W) due to a structural failure of airframe in flight (believed wings separated from fuselage): all three persons on board (pilot and two passengers) were killed. According to the following excerpt from the official NTSB Report into the accident:
"Pilot in Command - Continued VFR flight into adverse weather conditions; suffered spatial disorientation; exceeded design stress limit of aircraft. Pilot was recovering from illness diagnosed as acute gastritis - most likely cause,virus infection.
WEATHER - LOW CEILING - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARBURETTOR/INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED WITH CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: SEA67A0058 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=19732&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7458Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/or/N7458Y/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Jan-2017 22:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jul-2019 18:33 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn] |
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