ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13635
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 October 1970 |
| Time: | 11:38 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31 Navajo A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6637L |
| MSN: | 31-575 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort Wayne International Airport, Fort Wayne, Indiana -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Charlotte, North Carolina (KCLT) |
| Fort Wayne, Indiana (KFWA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) 20 October 1970 when crashed on landing at Fort Wayne, Indiana: aircraft descended below published approach minimum altitude. Lost control during steep low altitude turn. Aircraft caught fire after impact, killing the pilot (sole person on board)
Registration N6637L cancelled by the FAA on January 27, 1971
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: CHI71AC025: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=642&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=6637L
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1970/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-cheyenne-in-fort-wayne-1-killed/]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Apr-2015 00:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Sep-2017 18:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 15-Sep-2017 18:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Narrative] |
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