Incident Beechcraft T-34B Mentor N4737C,
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Date:Wednesday 20 May 1970
Time:11:31
Type:Silhouette image of generic T34P model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft T-34B Mentor
Owner/operator:North Carolina Forest Service
Registration: N4737C
MSN: BG-7
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:New Bern, NC -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Fire fighting
Departure airport:Kinston, Nc
Destination airport:Local
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
FIRE-FIGHTING.SVR TURB,WND SHEARS CAUSED BY CNVTN,CROSS-CURRENTS.ACFT DESTROYED BY FOREST FIRE.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: 
Report number: IAD70DLJ03
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 9 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB
ex.US Navy/Bu140673.

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Feb-2022 15:52 A.J.Scholten Updated [Cn, Source]

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