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| Date: | Saturday 2 January 1982 |
| Time: | 13:25 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft UC-12B Huron (A200C Super King Air) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 161189 |
| MSN: | BJ-5 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | N of Pensacola Regional Airport, FL (PNS) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Norfolk NAS Chambers, VA (NGU/KNGU) |
| Pensacola NAS, FL (NPA/KNPA) |
A Beechcraft UC-12B Huron operated by the U.S. Navy crashed into a housing development area north of Pensacola Regional Airport, FL (PNS).
The airplane departed Norfolk NAS Chambers, VA (NGU) on a flight to Pensacola NAS, FL (NPA). Weather was poor with light rain and limited visibility. The crew decided to divert to Pensacola Regional Airport. The airplane was approaching the airfield when it struck several trees, fell on a car and collided with an oak tree.
Sources:
US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
Ocala Star-Banner - Jan 3, 1982
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