ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13496
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 June 1980 |
| Time: | 20:05 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Mount View Construction Co Inc |
| Registration: | N2ML |
| MSN: | 30-1180 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Gardnerville, Douglas County, Nevada -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Carson Airport, Carson City, Nevada (CSN/KCXP) |
| Carson Airport, Carson City, Nevada (CSN/KCXP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (destroyed) June 17, 1980 when crashed near Gardnerville, Douglas County, Nevada (at approximate Coordinates: 38°56′27″N 119°44′37″W) whilst engaged in a local instructional (check) flight to and from Carson Airport, Carson City, Nevada. Aircraft stalled and spun into the ground. Both persons on board (pilot in command and check pilot under instruction) were killed. According to the following excerpt from the official NTSB report into the accident:
"PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
CHECK PILOT - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT"
Registration N2ML cancelled by the FAA on May 14, 1982 as "destroyed"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: LAX80FA110 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=36821&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=2ML
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/nv/N2ML/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Mar-2017 17:14 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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