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Date: | Wednesday 21 April 1971 |
Time: | 17:26 |
Type: | Beechcraft E18S |
Owner/operator: | Coastal Airways |
Registration: | N456T |
MSN: | BA-173 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas -
U.S. Virgin Islands
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | San Juan, PR |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:r eng piston tops eroded, pieces of rings missing.R prop not fea,ldg gr dwn.Drg dscnt hit motel.
Crashed against house after take-off.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | |
Report number: | MIA71AM091 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 6 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
El Siglo de Torreón 22 April 1971, p13
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
25-Feb-2008 12:00 |
ASN archive |
Added |
13-Aug-2015 08:46 |
TB |
Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
01-May-2022 00:12 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Cn, Location] |