Accident Curtiss A-3 Falcon 27-258,
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Date:Monday 5 October 1931
Time:
Type:Curtiss A-3 Falcon
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Corps (USAAC)
Registration: 27-258
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Maxwell Field, AL -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Maxwell Field, AL
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Crashed into high tension wires, 700 feet short of airfield and caught fire.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://media.defense.gov/2011/Apr/21/2001330186/-1/-1/0/AFD-110421-005.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-May-2021 16:34 Cobar Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
23-Sep-2023 06:32 Ron Averes Updated [[Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]]

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