ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13924
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| Date: | Sunday 2 September 1979 |
| Time: | 16:04 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-39 Twin Comanche C/R |
| Owner/operator: | Edward G. Bryant |
| Registration: | N8859Y |
| MSN: | 39-14 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bloomfield Township, Wisconsin -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gary/Chicago International Airport, Gary, Indiana (GYY/KGYY) |
| Playboy Airport, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) September 2, 1979 when collided with another aircraft (Piper PA-24 Comanche N6051P) over Bloomfield Township, Wisconsin. Both persons on board the Piper PA-39 Twin Comanche C/R (pilot and one passenger) were killed: the two persons on board PA-24 N6051P were uninjured. Both aircraft were en route between Gary, Indiana, and the private "Playboy Club" airport at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Both aircraft failed to see and avoid each other, and neither took evasive action. According to the following excerpt from the official NTSB report into the accident:
"TYPE OF ACCIDENT
COLLISION WITH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT [NORMAL CRUISE]
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL - RADAR CONTROL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE [CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT]
CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 30
HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 60
VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0
EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO - ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN"
Registration N8859Y belatedly cancelled by the FAA on May 15, 2013 - almost 34 years later.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: CHI79FA072 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=34913&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8859Y
3. https://airfactsjournal.com/2016/05/pilot-command-abdication/
4. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/wi/N8859Y/
5. NTSB report on PA-24 N6051P: NTSB Identification: CHI79FA072 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=34912&key=0
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Jun-2013 11:44 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Nature, Destination airport] |
| 30-Mar-2017 15:46 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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