Incident Piper PA-31 Navajo N3105E,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 126299
 
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Date:Thursday 3 May 1973
Time:09:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA31 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-31 Navajo
Owner/operator:Jim French
Registration: N3105E
MSN: 31-3
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Chihuahua Cty -   Mexico
Phase: Take off
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Chihuahua
Destination airport:Deming
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
The aircraft banked after lift off and it crashed in flames. Both occupants survived.
- Cause :
"Failure of the left engine after takeoff for undetermined reasons."

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: 
Report number: UNK73X0113
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Feb-2019 17:56 Captain Adam Updated [Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
17-Mar-2022 07:27 Anon. Updated [Cn]

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