Accident Lockheed 10A Electra N3485, Monday 7 February 1972
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Date:Monday 7 February 1972
Time:11:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic L10 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed 10A Electra
Owner/operator:private
Registration: N3485
MSN: 1013
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Corpus Christi, TX -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Corpus Christi, TX
Destination airport:Matamoros, Mexico
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Aborted take-off & ground looped & gear collapsed

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: FTW72FRG49
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 8 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Apr-2010 08:24 TB Added
27-Apr-2010 08:26 TB Updated [Aircraft type, ]

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