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| Date: | Sunday 23 April 1967 |
| Time: | 12:40 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Charles City Air Services Inc |
| Registration: | N7784Y |
| MSN: | 30-867 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Charles City Municipal Airport, Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | |
| Charles City Municpal Airport, Charles City, Iowa (CCY/KCCY) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) April 23, 1967 when stalled and spun in, then crashed, on final approach to Charles City Municipal Airport, Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa; of the two persons on board (pilot and one passenger) the pilot was killed. The cause of the crash was attributed to engine failure of #1 engine. According to the following excerpt from the official NTSB report into the accident:
"Fuel selectors on left tanks set to Auxiliary; right tanks set to Main tanks. Teardown left engine showed no cause for failure. Propeller not feathered"
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MKC68A0061 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=19781&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7784Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/ia/N7784Y/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Jan-2017 22:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jan-2017 22:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 08-Jul-2019 19:33 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn] |
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