Aircraft
Crashes Record Office
Bureau
d'Archives des Accidents Aéronautiques
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Date & Time
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3 October 2003 at 1116LT
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Crew on board
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2
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Type of Aircraft
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Pax on board
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0
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Company name
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Minden Air
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Crew fatalities
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2
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Registration
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N299MA
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Pax fatalities
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0
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Location
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East Highlands, California
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Schedule
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Prescott - San Bernardino, California
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Total fatalities
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2
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Construction number
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726-7211
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Year of manufacture
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1958
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Flying in low clouds at 3'400 feet (AMSL), the aircraft
struck the side of a 45° hill 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.
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