ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13453
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| Date: | Friday 27 August 1965 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30 |
| Owner/operator: | Amarillo Mooney Association Inc |
| Registration: | N7229Y |
| MSN: | 30-253 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lowake Inn Steak House & Air Strip, Lowake, Near Rowena, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Lowake Inn Steak House & Air Strip, near Rowena, Texas |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) August 27 1965 when crashed (stalled and spun in) due to engine failure during initial climb out from a grass airstrip at the Lowake Inn Steak House & Air Strip, Lowake, Concho County, near Rowena, Texas (at approximate Coordinates: 31°33′59″N 100°4′33″W).
According to the following extract from the official NTSB report into the accident: "POWER PLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS; IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT; COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAME OUT IN #1 ENGINE"
Of the four persons on board (pilot and three passengers) two - the pilot and one passenger - were killed. The other two passengers were seriously injured. Registration N7229Y cancelled by the FAA on November 4 1965
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: FTW66A0024 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=73288&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=7229Y
3. https://onespotter.com/aircraft/fid/926867/N7229Y
4. http://whoseplane.com/info/n-number/N7229Y.html
5. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/tx/N7229Y/
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowake,_Texas
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Mar-2016 22:07 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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