ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13564
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| Date: | Sunday 1 August 1976 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Anderson Mining & Drilling Contractors |
| Registration: | N7591Y |
| MSN: | 30-659 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Kings Peak, Duchesne County, Utah -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Jackson Hole Airport, Jackson, Wyoming (JAC/KJAC) |
| Phoenix, Arizona (PHX/KPHX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) August 1, 1976 when flew into high ground near the 13,534 feet (4,125 metre) Kings Peak, Duchesne County, Utah (at approximate Coordinates 40°46′35″N 110°22′22″W). Accident attributed to a CFIT (Controlled Flight Into Terrain). Aircraft caught fire after impact. The Pilot (the sole person on board) was killed: he had history of going to sleep with autopilot on.
Registration N7591Y cancelled by the FAA July 18, 1977
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: DEN76AD061 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=54760&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7591Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/ut/N7591Y/
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_Peak_(Utah)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Mar-2017 19:00 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Mar-2017 19:04 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Departure airport] |
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