Accident Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche N8124Y,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13542
 
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Date:Tuesday 21 November 1967
Time:10:10 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:Jacksonville B
Registration: N8124Y
MSN: 30-1235
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:near Soldier Road, Oxford, Alabama -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Executive
Departure airport:Anniston Metropolitan Airport, Oxford, Alabama (ANB/KANB)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Written off (destroyed) November 21, 1967 when crashed at Oxford Alabama (at approximate co ordinates 35.43 N, 85.81 W near the junction of Soldier Road and McCarter Road): the pilot (the sole person on board) was killed. The aircraft caught fire after impact. According to the official NTSB report: "Aircraft Descended below published minimum en-route altitude. Pilots Blood alcohol level 0.11 per cent" . In addition:

"PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT

Aircraft initially posted as "missing" until wreckage found and recovered. Recovery date of wreckage and pilot November 23, 1967 - two days later

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: MIA68A0049
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

1. NTSB Identification: MIA68A0049 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=15900&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8124Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/al/N8124Y/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added
21-Jan-2017 22:34 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
21-Jan-2017 22:34 Dr. John Smith Updated [Aircraft type]
08-Jul-2019 19:49 BEAVERSPOTTER Updated [Cn]

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