ASN Aircraft accident Ford 5-AT-C Tri-Motor NC8418 Ovalle Airport (OVL)
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Date:Wednesday 1 April 1931
Type:Silhouette image of generic TRIM model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Ford 5-AT-C Tri-Motor
Operator:Pan American Grace Airways (Panagra)
Registration: NC8418
MSN: 5-AT-056
First flight: 1929-06-26 (1 year 9 months)
Engines: 3 Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Ovalle Airport (OVL) (   Chile)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Santiago (unknown airport), Chile
Destination airport:Ovalle Airport (OVL/SCOV), Chile
Narrative:
The Ford 5-AT-C Tri-Motor named "San Cristobal" crashed on landing.

Sources:
» The Ford Tri-Motor 1926-1992 / William T. Larkins
» La Nación (Santiago) 2 April 1931, p11


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