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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 |
27NOV2003 at 0752LT |
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Type of Aircraft |
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Operator |
George C. Swanson |
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Registration |
N698X |
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Location |
Jacksonville |
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Flight number |
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Schedule |
Beaumont - Jacksonville |
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Construction number |
T26-137 |
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Year of manufacture |
1969 |
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Crew on board |
1 |
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Pax on board |
4 |
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Crew fatalities |
1 |
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Pax fatalities |
0 |
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Other fatalities |
0 |
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Total fatalities |
1 |
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Circumstances |
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During flight, the pilot was informed that weather conditions at destination were bad with low visibility due to fog. Despite this message, he elected to land and while approaching too low, the aircraft struck trees and crashed in a wooded area located 1,8 miles short of runway 32. The pilot was killed and all four passengers were injured. |