ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 125721
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| Date: | Saturday 23 November 1974 |
| Time: | 09:55 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-200 Seneca |
| Owner/operator: | Dorothy B. McClure DBA |
| Registration: | N15260 |
| MSN: | 34-7350043 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ebensburg Airport, approx 3 miles SW of Ebensburg, Pennsylvania -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Ebensburg Airport (FAA LID: 9G8) |
| Ebensburg Airport (FAA LID: 9G8) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off November 23 1974 when destroyed at Ebensburg Airport (FAA LID: 9G8), a public airport located approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Ebensburg, Cambria Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania. According to the following summary from the official NTSB report:
"INSTRUCTOR PILOT SHUT OFF FUEL TO RIGHT ENGINE DURING SIMULATED ADF APPOACH. PILOT ABORTED LANDING DUE TO A DEER NEAR THE RUNWAY. PILOT APPLIED POWER, AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT.
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES, DIRECTIVES, ETC. IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWER PLANT & POWER PLANT CONTROLS. FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAME OUT IN ONE ENGINE
FIRE AFTER IMPACT"
Both persons on board (instructor and pilot under training) survived. Registration N15260 cancelled by the FAA on February 10, 1975
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: NYC75FGM21 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=33206&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=15260
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebensburg_Airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Nov-2016 18:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Nov-2016 18:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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