ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13521
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| Date: | Monday 17 June 1968 |
| Time: | 17:10 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Glynnaire Aviation |
| Registration: | N7603Y |
| MSN: | 30-673 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Statesboro–Bulloch County Airport, Statesboro, Georgia -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Statesboro–Bulloch County Airport, Statesboro, Georgia (TBR/KTBR) |
| Statesboro–Bulloch County Airport, Statesboro, Georgia (TBR/KTBR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) when stalled and spun into the ground during the initial climb out phase from Statesboro–Bulloch County Airport, Statesboro, Georgia, due to engine failure, during a dual training sortie: aircraft struck ground in a flat attitude. Both persons on board (instructor and pilot under training) were killed. According to the following excerpt from the official NTSB report into the accident:
"PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES"
Registration N7603Y cancelled by the FAA as "revoked" January 14, 1977
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MIA68A0108 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=12240&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7603Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/ga/N7603Y/
4. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N7603Y.html
5. http://www.aircraftdomain.com/tail-number/n7603y.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Jan-2017 23:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jan-2017 23:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Phase, Narrative] |
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