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| Date: | Sunday 8 February 1976 |
| Time: | 12:25 |
| Type: |  Mitsubishi MU-2B-35 |
| Owner/operator: | Louisa D.A. Carpenter |
| Registration: | N300MA |
| MSN: | 596 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Easton Airport, MD -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Easton/Newnam Field Airport (ESN/KESN), Easton, MD | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
During the last segment on final approach to Easton-Newnam Field Airport, at a height of about 150 feet, the left engine failed. The pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed 200 feet to the left of runway. It was destroyed by impact forces and all three occupants were killed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
AL 113
USCAR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Jan-2014 19:44 | wf | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 14-Oct-2023 07:18 | nhofmann54 | Updated |
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