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| Date: | Wednesday 30 July 1980 |
| Time: | 23:15 |
| Type: |  Cessna 404 Titan |
| Owner/operator: | First Interamerica Corporation |
| Registration: | N37097 |
| MSN: | 404-0105 |
| Engine model: | Continental GTISO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Fort White, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | La Guajira, Colombia |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Striking trees while low flying; cocaine paste onboard; plt's tox showed cocaine, methaqualone blood, urine.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Jan-2011 14:07 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Jan-2011 15:00 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 04-Jun-2023 01:26 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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