ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 270666
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Date: | Friday 11 June 1943 |
Time: | 16:00 |
Type: | Aeronca L-3B Grashopper |
Owner/operator: | Aeronca Aircraft Corp. |
Registration: | 43-26840 |
MSN: | 9773 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Near Middletown Airport, Middletown, OH -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Test |
Departure airport: | Middletown Airport, Middletown, OH |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Lost control at 150ft, crashed and caught fire.The aircraft had lost control following severe warping of the left wing in flight, due to improper factory assembly. Was on a factory test flight.
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33082 Revision history:
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