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| Date: | Monday 22 July 1929 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Atlantic (Fokker) TA-2 |
| Owner/operator: | US Marine Corps |
| Registration: | A-8007 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Ocotal, Nuevo Segovia -
 Nicaragua
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ocotal |
| Managua |
Lost control and crashed into the shallow Rio Coco due to an engine fire on take off. Pilot Cap Euville D. Howard and observator Sarg Moody killed. Ten Clarence Knight died of injuries next day.
Sources:
El Tiempo 24 July 1929, p4
AAIR
El Deber (Arequipa) 23 July 1929, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Dec-2013 19:19 | TB | Added |
| 21-Mar-2021 13:12 | Cobar | Updated [Date, ] |
| 14-Aug-2022 08:46 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Aug-2022 08:49 | Cobar | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 08-Jan-2024 19:02 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Jan-2024 19:14 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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