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| Date: | Wednesday 10 June 1981 |
| Time: | 21:00 |
| Type: |  Swearingen SA226-T Merlin III |
| Owner/operator: | Unknown (illegal flight) |
| Registration: | N555AM |
| MSN: | T-201 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Cameron, LA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Crashed into lake on drug smuggling flight during thunderstorm.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Oct-2010 11:39 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Nov-2019 15:45 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
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