ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13493
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 August 1970 |
| Time: | 21:25 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-320 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | 7525Y Corporation |
| Registration: | N7525Y |
| MSN: | 30-590 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near St John, Stafford County, Kansas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Stafford Municipal Airport, Wichita, Kansas (FAA LID: 3TA) |
| San Francisco, California (SFO/KSFO) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) August 4, 1970 when crashed near St. John, Stafford County, Kansas (at approximate Co ordinates: 38°0′8″N 98°45′36″W), due to structural failure of the airframe in flight: in-flight separation of right engine and outboard 6 feet of left wing. Both persons on board (pilot and one passenger) were killed. Pilot incapacitation may also have been a factor: Pilots blood alcohol level 86 mg percent. According to the following excerpt from the official NTSB report into the accident:
"PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
FACTOR(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MKC71AK005 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=1576&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7525Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/ks/N7525Y/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Jan-2017 19:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jan-2017 20:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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