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| Date: | Friday 19 January 1979 |
| Time: | 18:41 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28R |
| Owner/operator: | Sawyer Air Ser |
| Registration: | N1885F |
| MSN: | 28R-7535079 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Memphis, In -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | |
| Louisville, KY | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
improper coordination between northwest sector and final controller. Ovc cond with tops 5300 msl.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
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