ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13544
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Date: | Tuesday 20 October 1964 |
Time: | 09:15 |
Type: | Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche |
Owner/operator: | Eureka Aviation |
Registration: | N7179Y |
MSN: | 30-199 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Pacific Ocean near Eureka, California -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | Murray Field, Eureka, CA (EKA/KEKA) |
Destination airport: | Murray Field, Eureka, CA (EKA/KEKA) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Written off (destroyed) October 20 1964 when stalled and spun into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, near Eureka, whilst en route. Aircraft took off from Murray Field, 3 miles east of Eureka in Humboldt County, California. Pilot was flying on a solo navigational training flight. Items of identifiable wreckage recovered. Pilot not found/not recovered, and presumed dead.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | UNK65X0346 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
1. NTSB:
https://www.ntsb.gov/about/employment/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=78764&key=0 2. FAA:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=7179Y 3.
http://planecrashmap.com/plane/ca/N7179Y/ Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
25-Feb-2008 12:00 |
ASN archive |
Added |
29-Feb-2016 21:18 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
02-Mar-2016 20:47 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
02-Mar-2016 20:49 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
18-Jan-2017 14:30 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Cn, Operator] |
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