ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 2755
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Date: | Saturday 9 January 1971 |
Time: | 19:31 |
Type: | Aero Commander 500 |
Owner/operator: | Mission Drywall Co Inc |
Registration: | N8473C |
MSN: | 500-801 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Carson, Skamania County, Washington -
United States of America
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Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO/KHIO) Oregon |
Destination airport: | Spokane International Airport (GEG/KGEG) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Written off (damaged beyond repair) 09.01.1971: crashed at Carson, Skamania County, Washington (at approximate co-ordinates 45° 43′ 32″ N, 121° 49′ 5″ W). Aircraft flew into known icing conditions (fog, sleet and freezing rain). Aircraft not de-icer equipped. Pilot in command continued VFR flight into adverse weather conditions and low cloud ceiling (800 feet). Aircraft caught fire after impact and was burnt out. Wreckage Recovery date 1/12/71.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | SEA71AS033 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
1. NTSB:
https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=58241&key=0 2.
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8473C 3.
https://sites.google.com/site/aerocommanderproductionlist/ 4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1971/archives/crash-of-a-rockwell-aero-commander-500-in-washington-1-killed/]
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http://planecrashmap.com/plane/wa/N8473C/ Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
25-Feb-2008 12:00 |
ASN archive |
Added |
20-Nov-2014 12:49 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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