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| Date: | Thursday 6 February 1969 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aero Commander 500 (U-9) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Aviation |
| Registration: | 57-6531 |
| MSN: | 680-371-56 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Easton, PA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Lakehurst, NJ |
Aero Commander NL-26D-AD c/n 680-371-56, previously N6856S, used by University of Illinois to flight test Motorola APS-85 SLAR. To US Army in 1957. Redesignated NU-9D in 1962. Destroyed in accident near Easton, PA Feb 6, 1969
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1957.html
2. https://sites.google.com/site/aerocommanderproductionlist/
3. http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=9499
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 30-Jul-2014 15:16 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Nature, Departure airport, Damage, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 19-Nov-2014 12:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
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