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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 |
08FEB2006 at 1210LT |
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Type of Aircraft |
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Operator |
TriCoastal Air |
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Registration |
N629EK |
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Location |
Paris |
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Flight number |
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Schedule |
Dayton - Harlingen |
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Construction number |
TC-396 |
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Year of manufacture |
1980 |
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Crew on board |
1 |
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Pax on board |
0 |
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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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The pilot was performing a cargo flight from Dayton, Ohio, to Harlingen, Texas. While overflying Tennessee, the aircraft encountered engine problems, dived and crashed in a wooded area in Henry County, near Paris, 85 miles west of Nashville. The pilot was killed on impact and the plane was embedded 10-15 feet in dirt. |
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