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Date: | Tuesday 22 January 1980 |
Time: | c. 10:20 |
Type: | Grumman American AA-5A Cheetah |
Owner/operator: | SGAS/SPPTS |
Registration: | 9V-... |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Location: | near Batu Pahat -
Malaysia
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | Singapore (08:30) |
Destination airport: | Malakka |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:"Singapore Professional Pilot Training School" Cheetah crashed into a coconut plantation due to engine trouble while on navigation training flight. Malaysian student pilot (22) escaped slightly injured. Airplane dismanteled and transported back to Singapore by lorry.
Sources:
New Straits Times 23 January 1980, p1/26 January 1980, p32
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
10-Feb-2019 11:39 |
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10-Feb-2019 14:10 |
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Updated [Time, Location, Country, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |