ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 126628
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| Date: | Saturday 19 June 1971 |
| Time: | 15:15 |
| Type: |  North American Navion A |
| Owner/operator: | Larry E Brown DBA Leb's Aircraft Maintenance Co |
| Registration: | N3180G |
| MSN: | NAV-4-1093 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Willcox, Arizona -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Tucson International Airport, Tucson, Arizona (TUS/KTUS) |
| Willcox, Arizona | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Ex-USAF 47-1377 (MSN NAV-4-1093) became N3180G, on March 23 1959. Written off (destroyed) on June 19, 1971: the aircraft stalled and crashed into trees on approach to Willcox, Arizona. Non-fatal to the two persons on board (pilot and one passenger), but aircraft damaged beyond repair. According to the following excerpt from the official NTSB report into the accident: "PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED IN A STEEP BANK ON BASE LEG; STALLED, HIT TREES. AIRCRAFT TOO LOW TO RECOVER".
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: LAX71DUJ01 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=60423&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=3180G
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1946.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jan-2017 18:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2021 10:55 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
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