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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Aerosp SA316C · Kamuela, HI · March 12, 1973

Date
March 12, 1973
Place
Kamuela, HI
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N65180
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK73FJA15
Reported as
Aerosp SA316C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,500 total60 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

IFR cond due smoke from range fire,grnd fog and dusk. Plt turned on ldg lts.

As the FAA filed it

IFR COND DUE SMOKE FROM RANGE FIRE,GRND FOG AND DUSK. PLT TURNED ON LDG LTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.