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| Date: | Friday 18 January 1980 |
| Time: | 07:43 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | Eastern Carib |
| Registration: | N25VM |
| MSN: | 31-7305071 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | St. Croix, VI -
 U.S. Virgin Islands
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | |
| St Thomas, Vi | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
GR CYCLED AFTR INITIAL PWR LOSS.FEATHERED ENG AFTR GETTING SURGE OF PWR BACK.TREES ON SHORELINE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Oct-2019 17:58 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, ] |
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