ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13516
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 June 1980 |
| Time: | 11:16 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Grant C. Miller |
| Registration: | N7181Y |
| MSN: | 30-205 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Interstate Highway I-90, near Saltese, Mineral County, Montana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Afton Municipal Airport, Afton, Wyoming (AFO/KAFO) |
| Shoshone County Airport, Kellogg, Idaho (FAA LID:S83) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (destroyed) June 18, 1980 when crashed near Saltese, Mineral County, Montana (at approximate co ordinates 47°24′37″N 115°30′35″W). Aircraft suffered a CFIT (Controlled Flight Into Terrain) due to continuing a VFR flight in fog/adverse weather (IFR-appropriate) conditions. Aircraft was following interstate highway I-90, when it hit overhead wires and poles on a mountainside in fog. FSS advised Pilot to stay down along river route under clouds. Aircraft caught fire after impact, and both persons on board (pilot and one passenger) were killed.
Registration N7181Y cancelled by the FAA on October 19, 1981
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: DEN80FA042 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=31498&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7181Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/mt/N7181Y/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Mar-2017 17:35 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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