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| Date: | Thursday 3 May 1973 |
| Time: | 09:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31 Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | Jim French |
| Registration: | N3105E |
| MSN: | 31-3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Chihuahua Cty -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Chihuahua |
| Deming | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft banked after lift off and it crashed in flames. Both occupants survived.
- Cause :
"Failure of the left engine after takeoff for undetermined reasons."
Accident investigation:
|
Sources:
NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Feb-2019 17:56 | Captain Adam | Updated [Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Mar-2022 07:27 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, ] |
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