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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 |
17OCT2003 at 1530LT |
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Type of Aircraft |
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Operator |
Sky Dive San Marcos |
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Registration |
N511BF |
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Location |
Fentress |
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Flight number |
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Schedule |
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Construction number |
LJ-179 |
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Year of manufacture |
1966 |
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Crew on board |
1 |
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Pax on board |
0 |
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Crew fatalities |
0 |
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Pax fatalities |
0 |
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Other fatalities |
0 |
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Total fatalities |
0 |
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Circumstances |
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After all skydivers jumped out from airplane at 14,000 feet, the pilot started his descent to Fentress Airpark. During this maneuver, white smoke began to come out from the cowling of right engine and the pilot completed an emergency landing in a field. The aircraft swung around facing a southeast direction and struck a tree. After the pilot ran away from the accident site, he observed the right engine nacelle engulfed in flames, which then spread to the fuselage. |