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| Date: | Saturday 16 October 1971 |
| Time: | 13:17 |
| Type: |  Swearingen SA.26AT Merlin IIB |
| Owner/operator: | Alpena Flying Service |
| Registration: | N20DE |
| MSN: | T26-168 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hot Springs, VA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Detroit, MI |
| KHSP | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft, a Swearingen SA.26AT Merlin IIB, descended below Minimum Descent Altitude (MDA) on a non-glide slope ILA approach and impacted terrain short of the intended runway at Ingalls Field Airport (KHSP), Hot Springs, Virgina.
The aircraft was destroyed and the two crew and 4 passengers received fatal injuries.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.gendisasters.com/virginia/4991/hot-springs,-va-executive-plane-crashes-landing,-oct-1971
https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=61896&key=0
https://www.wunderground.com/product-sunset.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Oct-2010 16:18 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Oct-2010 12:46 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 15-Oct-2010 14:21 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 28-Apr-2012 17:37 | Geno | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Mar-2017 11:30 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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