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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Blanca 17-30 · Mena, AR · March 12, 1975

Date
March 12, 1975
Place
Mena, AR
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4930V
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW75AF058
Reported as
Blanca 1730
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
4,640 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Flew into obscured mtn slope. Recovery date 3/15/75.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO OBSCURED MTN SLOPE.RECOVERY DATE 3/15/75.

NTSB investigation

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