ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13487
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 August 1970 |
| Time: | 0:05 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8047Y |
| MSN: | 30-1158 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Georgetown County Airport, Georgetown, South Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Georgetown County Airport, Georgetown, South Carolina (GGE/KGGE) |
| Tallahassee, Florida (TLH/KTLH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) August 4, 1970 when crashed near Georgetown South Carolina (at approximate Co ordinates 33°35′41″N 079°40′13″W) shortly after take off: Flight over sparsely lighted terrain at night. Crashed into swamp. Both persons on board (pilot and one passenger) were killed. Cause of crash attributed to "spatial disorientation" of pilot.
Aircraft initially took off from Teterboro, New Jersey, destination Tallahassee, Florida, with an intermediate stop at Georgetown County Airport, Georgetown, South Carolina. Initially posted as "missing" until wreckage found and located - recovery date of wreckage September 19, 1970, over six weeks later
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MIA71AM020 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=1865&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8047Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/sc/N8047Y/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Jan-2017 20:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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