ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13568
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| Date: | Thursday 14 August 1980 |
| Time: | 13:28 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-320 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Ambiair Inc |
| Registration: | N7094Y |
| MSN: | 30-109 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cutchogue, Suffolk County, New York -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Lake Placid Airport, Lake Placid, New York (LKP/KLKP) |
| Mattituck Airport, Mattituck, New York (FAA LID:21N) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (destroyed) August 14, 1980 at 13:28 EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) when stalled and crashed at Cutchogue, Suffolk County, New York (at approximate Coordinates: 41°1′N 72°28′W), due to engine failure, caused by fuel starvation, whilst circling in the air traffic approach pattern (circuit) to Mattituck, New York. The pilot, the sole person on board, was killed. According to the following excerpt from the official NTSB report into the accident:
"ON AUGUST 14, 1980, A PIPER MODEL PA-30, TWIN COMANCHE N7094Y, CRASHED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AT CUTCHOGUE, NEW YORK, SHORTLY AFTER THE PILOT HAD EXECUTED A MISSED APPROACH TO MATTITUCK AIRPORT, MATTITUCK, NEW YORK. THE PILOT WAS KILLED. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE. A WITNESS TO THE ACCIDENT STATED THAT HE HEARD A POWER REDUCTION AND SAW THE AIRCRAFT ROLL LEFT AND SPIN TO THE GROUND. THE FIRST PERSON TO REACH THE SCENE REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO GASOLINE ON THE GROUND NOR WAS THERE ANY ODOR OF GASOLINE.
Recommendation: THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: ISSUE AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE REQUIRING AN INSPECTION OF THE FUEL SELECTOR DRAIN VALVES INSTALLED ON PIPER MODELS PA-24-400, PA-30, AND PA-39 AIRCRAFT FOR EVIDENCE OF CONTAMINATION, AND INSTRUCT OPERATORS TO FLUSH FUEL TANKS AND SELECTOR VALVES AND CLEAN FILTER ASSEMBLIES IF CONTAMINATION IS FOUND."
Aircraft de-registered on December 28, 1985, but the registration N7094Y not cancelled by the FAA until May 6, 2015 - almost 35 years later
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: NYC80FA070 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=30297&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7094Y
3. https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/safety-recs/recletters/A81_157_160.pdf
4. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/ny/N7094Y/
5. http://www.aviationdb.com/Aviation/Aircraft/7/N7094Y.shtm
6. https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N7094Y
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Mar-2017 18:02 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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