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| Date: | Saturday 4 December 1971 |
| Time: | 21:50 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-160 Apache |
| Owner/operator: | El Toro Restaurant Inc. |
| Registration: | N4063P |
| MSN: | 23-1541 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Burnsville, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Houston, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Flew into obscured mountain. Recovery date 12/6/71.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Feb-2024 15:27 | ASN | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
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