Accident Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche N7100Y,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13472
 
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Date:Saturday 1 June 1968
Time:10:46 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA30 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche
Owner/operator:Myron C Barnes & Maxine V Barnes
Registration: N7100Y
MSN: 30-118
Year of manufacture:1964
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Ontario Airport, Ontario, California -   United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Ontario Airport, Ontario, California (ONT/KONT)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Written off (destroyed) June 1, 1968 when stalled and crashed during initial climb out phase from Ontario Airport, Ontario, California due to engine failure; all three persons on board (pilot and two passengers) were killed. It is believed that Myron C. Barnes (one of the co owners of the aircraft) was one of those killed (see link #5). According to the following excerpt from the official NTSB report into the accident:

"PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
POWER PLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWER PLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPORT.
REMARKS- POWER INTERRUPTION, RIGHT ENGINE. HIT AUTO."

Registration N7100Y cancelled by the FAA on August 22, 1968

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: LAX68A0104
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 5 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

1. NTSB Identification: LAX68A0104 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=12166&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7100Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/ca/N7100Y/
4. http://www.av.qnet.com/~carcomm/b.htm
5. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1503188/pdf/califmed00026-0075.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added
22-Jan-2017 23:10 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
22-Jan-2017 23:10 Dr. John Smith Updated [Narrative]

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