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| Date: | Sunday 25 August 1968 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Aeronca 7EC Champion |
| Owner/operator: | Aruba Flying Club |
| Registration: | PJ-BAC |
| MSN: | 7EC-10 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | De Vuijst Airfield, Sint Nicolaas -
 Aruba
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | De Vuijst airfield |
| De Vuijst airfield | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed North of De Vuijst airfield, Aruba during aerobatics. Aircraft entered a spin at 2000 ft from which it did not recover.
Sources:
Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden
26-08-1968
https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010643831:mpeg21:a0001
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Feb-2020 11:05 | Cobar | Added |
| 03-Feb-2020 11:06 | Cobar | Updated [Damage, ] |
| 21-Jun-2020 21:21 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-May-2022 04:19 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 05-Jul-2023 04:06 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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