ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 125008
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| Date: | 03-APR-1973 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  Morane-Saulnier MS.894A Rallye Minerva |
| Owner/operator: | BFA Aviation |
| Registration: | N50BF |
| MSN: | 11870 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Banner Elk, Beech Mountain, North Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Banner Elk, North Carolina (NC06) |
| Engelhard, North Carolina (7W6) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 3.4.1973: Crashed shortly after take off from Beech Mountain Airport, North Carolina. Climbing between two mountain peaks, the aircraft encountered a downdraft. The pilot applied full power, but the aircraft was wrecked in an uncontrolled descent, when it collided with trees at Banner Elk, North Carolina
Registration N50BF cancelled by the FAA on June 25 1973
Sources:
1. NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=68539&key=0
2. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/rallye.pdf
3. http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=50BF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Sep-2014 04:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Sep-2014 04:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport] |
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