Accident Lockheed Vega 5 NC870E,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 26140
 
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Date:Sunday 11 August 1929
Time:
Type:Lockheed Vega 5
Owner/operator:Middle States Airlines
Registration: NC870E
MSN: 70
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Clovis, NM -   United States of America
Phase:
Nature:
Departure airport:Clovis Transcontinental Airport
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed at Portair after stall/spin while searching for a cockpit vent cover blown from an airplane on take-off. Pilot/owner Lt Orville L. Stephens (38).

Sources:

Brownsville Herald 12 August 1929
AAIR

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
02-Dec-2020 18:01 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
02-Dec-2020 18:10 TB Updated [Location, Source, Narrative]
02-Dec-2020 18:11 TB Updated [Departure airport]
02-Dec-2020 18:15 TB Updated [Narrative]

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