Accident Ford 5-AT-C Tri-Motor NC8418,
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Date:Wednesday 1 April 1931
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic TRIM model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Ford 5-AT-C Tri-Motor
Owner/operator:Pan American Grace Airways (Panagra)
Registration: NC8418
MSN: 5-AT-056
Year of manufacture:1929
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Ovalle Airport (OVL) -   Chile
Phase: Landing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Santiago (unknown airport)
Destination airport:Ovalle Airport (OVL/SCOV)
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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