Accident Piper PA-23 Aztec N5278Y, Saturday 10 August 1974
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Date:Saturday 10 August 1974
Time:22:40
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA27 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-23 Aztec
Owner/operator:
Registration: N5278Y
MSN: 27-2343
Fatalities:Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Fergus Falls, MN -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Minneapolis,Minn
Destination airport:Alexandria,Minn
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
loss of cntrl at an alt too low to recover.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: MKC75AK012
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 3 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added

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