ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13471
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| Date: | Thursday 20 March 1980 |
| Time: | 23:49 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-320 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Thomas A. Daugherty |
| Registration: | N8547Y |
| MSN: | 30-1574 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Atlanta, Georgia (ATL/KATL) |
| Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Charlotte, NC (CLT/KCLT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (destroyed) March 20, 1980 when crashed due to undershooting on approach to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina (at approximate co ordinates 35°12′50″N 080°56′35″W). Aircraft collided with trees on final approach in adverse weather conditions (fog and low cloud): cause of crash attributed to aircraft flying too low due to an incorrectly set altimeter, and the Air Traffic Control not alerting the pilot.
Of the three persons on board (pilot and two passengers) one of the passengers was killed, the pilot and the other passenger survived, albeit with serious 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)
PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER - AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL DID NOT PROVIDE ALTIMETER SETTINGS. AIR TRAFFIC INFORMATION SERVICE INFO WRONG.
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALTIMETER SETTING-INCORRECT
WEATHER - LOW CEILING - FOG"
Registration N8457Y cancelled by the FAA on September 1, 1982
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: IAD80FA031 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=32697&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8547Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/nc/N8547Y/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 May 1981 | N8457Y | Thomas A. Daugherty | 1 | Near Moreno Valley, Riverside County, California | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Mar-2017 16:32 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Mar-2017 16:35 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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