Accident Cessna 305A N3FS,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 8350
 
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Date:Tuesday 27 March 1979
Time:16:45
Type:Silhouette image of generic O1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 305A
Owner/operator:North Carolina Forest Service
Registration: N3FS
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Fair Bluff, NC -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
witnesses observed aircraft fall off on wing and enter steep dive during low altitude aerobatic maneuver.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: IAD79FA041
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 month
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added
12-Nov-2022 03:04 Ron Averes Updated [Operator]

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