ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 6587
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| Date: | Monday 30 April 1973 |
| Time: | 06:40 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | Eastex Aviation |
| Registration: | N20318 |
| MSN: | 17261187 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Mena, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ft.Smith,Ark |
| Red Oak,Iowa | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
recovery date 6/20/73. Flew into obscured mtn slope.
* Flew VFR into IFR Weather conditions. less than 1/4 mile Visibility, heavy fog. Min alt in IFR weather for this area is 4400'. Crashed into Big Brushy Mountain (Ouachita Mountain Range) at less that 2500'. Fire after impact Crashed 4/30/1973 recovered 6/20/1973
nearest Airfield. Mena Intermountain (Rich Mountain VOR)
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
* other research
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Apr-2009 11:25 | SWatson204 | Updated |
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