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| Date: | Sunday 11 August 1929 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Lockheed Vega 5 |
| Owner/operator: | Middle States Airlines |
| Registration: | NC870E |
| MSN: | 70 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Clovis, NM -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Clovis Transcontinental Airport |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed at Portair after stall/spin while searching for a cockpit vent cover blown from an airplane on take-off. Pilot/owner Lt Orville L. Stephens (38).
Sources:
Brownsville Herald 12 August 1929
AAIR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Dec-2020 18:01 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Dec-2020 18:10 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Dec-2020 18:11 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
| 02-Dec-2020 18:15 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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