Accident Volpar 18 (E18S) N47A, Friday 26 February 1971
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Date:Friday 26 February 1971
Time:14:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE18 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Volpar 18 (E18S)
Owner/operator:Florida Community Bank
Registration: N47A
MSN: BA-153
Fatalities:Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Columbia, SC -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Executive
Departure airport:Cleveland/Hopkins (CLE), OH
Destination airport:Columbia Metropolitan (CAE), SC
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Performing missed approach in bad weather; hit the ground 2min later, 1mi from the runway.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: MIA71AM076
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added
05-Apr-2011 06:06 TB Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, ]
05-Apr-2011 09:46 TB Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ]
05-Apr-2011 12:44 TB Updated [Aircraft type, ]

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