Incident Curtiss A-3 Falcon 28-105,
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Date:Friday 27 February 1931
Time:14:45
Type:Curtiss A-3 Falcon
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Corps (USAAC)
Registration: 28-105
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Smithfield, NC -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Langley Field, VA
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Aircraft caught fire after a fuel line broke and crashed. The pilot bailed out.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://media.defense.gov/2011/Apr/21/2001330185/-1/-1/0/AFD-110421-003.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-May-2021 18:57 Cobar Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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