ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25436
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 September 1978 |
| Time: | 09:07 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-310 Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | Appalachian Flying Service |
| Registration: | N7700L |
| MSN: | 3-501 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tri-City Regional Airport, near Blountville, Tennessee -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Tri-Cities Regional Airport, Sullivan County, Tennessee (TRI/KTRI) |
| Tri-Cities Regional Airport, Sullivan County, Tennessee (TRI/KTRI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 19 September 1978 when made a wheels up forced landing on final approach to Tri-City Regional Airport, near Blountville, Sullivan County, Tennessee. The cause of the crash was reported as failure in both engines due to fuel exhaustion, and the pilot (sole person on board) sustained only minor injuries
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: IAD78FA111 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/NTSB.Aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=40090&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7700L
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1978/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-blountville/]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Aug-2012 17:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 10-May-2015 17:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2017 23:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 25-Sep-2017 23:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 29-Oct-2019 18:02 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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