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| Date: | Tuesday 28 July 1970 |
| Time: | 15:20 |
| Type: |  Grumman TBM-3E Avenger |
| Owner/operator: | Hemet Valley Flying Service |
| Registration: | N9082Z |
| MSN: | 3789 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Arvin, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | Paso Robles, CA |
| Paso Robles, CA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
OBSVD NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE PRIOR HITTING MTN DRG FIRE CTL DROP.VSBY VRBL DWN TO 1/4MI,SMOKE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Aug-2020 07:31 | Cobar | Updated [Cn, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 29-Aug-2024 11:29 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, ] |
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