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Aircraft Crashes Record Office |
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Bureau d'Archives des Accidents Aéronautiques |
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Aircraft Crashes Record Office |
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Bureau d'Archives des Accidents Aéronautiques |
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Accident description |
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Date & Time |
04AUG2003 at 0639LT |
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Type of Aircraft |
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Operator |
Air East Management |
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Registration |
N135PT |
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Location |
Groton |
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Flight number |
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Schedule |
Farmingdale - Groton |
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Construction number |
35A-509 |
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Year of manufacture |
1983 |
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Crew on board |
2 |
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Pax on board |
0 |
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Crew fatalities |
2 |
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Pax fatalities |
0 |
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Other fatalities |
0 |
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Total fatalities |
2 |
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Circumstances |
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On final approach, the aircraft struck several houses and crashed in a river located 800 metres short of runway 23. Both pilots were killed. |