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| Date: | Wednesday 21 April 1971 |
| Time: | 17:26 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft E18S |
| Owner/operator: | Coastal Airways |
| Registration: | N456T |
| MSN: | BA-173 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas -
 U.S. Virgin Islands
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | |
| San Juan, PR | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
r eng piston tops eroded, pieces of rings missing.R prop not fea,ldg gr dwn.Drg dscnt hit motel.
Crashed against house after take-off.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
El Siglo de Torreón 22 April 1971, p13
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Aug-2015 08:46 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-May-2022 00:12 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Location, ] |
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