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| Date: | Monday 26 January 1981 |
| Time: | c. 16:40 |
| Type: |  Rockwell Commander 700 |
| Owner/operator: | Harken Oil & Gas Inc. |
| Registration: | N703SA |
| MSN: | 70031 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Palacios, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Palacios, TX |
| Houston, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Hit power lines during a forced landing shortly after takeoff.
Both engines had lost power because the airplane had been serviced with Jet A1 fuel, repaired since.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jul-2013 06:54 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Jul-2013 06:54 | harro | Updated |
| 25-Jul-2013 07:02 | harro | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 07-Sep-2016 06:14 | wf | Updated [Cn, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Sep-2022 15:36 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, ] |
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