Incident Aero Commander A-9B N7743V,
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Date:Tuesday 19 May 1970
Time:13:40
Type:Silhouette image of generic A9 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Aero Commander A-9B
Owner/operator:
Registration: N7743V
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:LaBelle, Fl -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Agricultural
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Fuel starvation resulting in engine failure. Pilot failed to switch tanks.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: 
Report number: MIA70FKT20
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 9 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=2450&key=0

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Jun-2014 20:17 grotto2 Added
18-Jun-2014 08:20 grotto2 Updated [Registration, Cn]

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