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| Date: | Sunday 23 September 1973 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  American Champion 8KCAB Decathlon |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near São José dos Campos, SP -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed during exibition. US pilot Steve McGray.
Sources:
El Siglo de Torreón 24 September 1973, p8
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Aug-2015 18:12 | TB | Added |
| 26-Oct-2021 08:03 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
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