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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 |
03OCT2003 at 1116LT |
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Type of Aircraft |
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Operator |
Minden Air |
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Registration |
N299MA |
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Location |
East Highlands |
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Flight number |
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Schedule |
Prescott - San Bernardino |
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Construction number |
726-7211 |
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Year of manufacture |
1958 |
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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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Flying in low clouds at 3,400 feet AMSL, the aircraft struck a hill side near East Highlands, California. Both pilots were killed upon impact. Some witnesses saw the aircraft making a steep 180 turn few seconds before it crashed. |