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| Date: | Thursday 4 October 1979 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Bellanca 8KCAB Decathlon |
| Owner/operator: | Bates Aviation |
| Registration: | N8716V |
| MSN: | 194-75 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near San Pedro, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hawthorne, Ca |
| Local | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
ACFT DITCHED IN OCEAN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2024 20:15 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn, ] |
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