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| Date: | Thursday 1 October 1970 |
| Time: | 16:18 |
| Type: |  Aero Commander 500S Shrike Commander |
| Owner/operator: | Carl W Bauer |
| Registration: | N9119N |
| MSN: | 3087 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | White Castle, Iberville Parish, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport (PTN/KPTN) Patterson, Louisiana |
| Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport Ryan Field (BTR/KBTR) Baton Rouge, L | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 01.10.1970: crashed at White Castle, Iberville Parish, Louisiana (at approximate co-ordinates 30°10′7″N, 91°8′48″W) when stalled and spun in whilst engaged in unauthorized low flying. Observers saw aircraft at an altitude too low for recovery. Both persons on board (pilot and passenger) killed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=627&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=9119N
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1970/archives/crash-of-a-rockwell-aero-commander-500-in-louisiana-2-killed/]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Nov-2014 00:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Feb-2016 16:23 | TB | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
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