Aero Comdr S-2R N8953Q

6 January 1973 · Atlantic O.north, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. · Fatal

Summary

On 6 January 1973 at about 23:00 local time, a Aero Comdr S-2R registered N8953Q, operated by Euramericair, I, was involved in an accident during in flight near Atlantic O.north, Atlantic Ocean North Lat.. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 6 January 1973 at 23:00
Classification: Accident
Location: Atlantic O.north, Atlantic Ocean North Lat.
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Aero Comdr S-2R
Registration: N8953Q
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 1
Operator: Euramericair, I
Operating rule: Other
Purpose of flight: Ferry
Phase of flight: In Flight
Route: Newfoundland, Can → Santa Maria, Azores
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Weather: VMC
Light: Night (Dark)
NTSB number: 3-0187

People

1 person died.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
1	1	0	0	0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

FLEW 16HRS IN 24HR PERIOD.INFLT WITH OTR ACFT, LOST CTC.RADIO TRANS-FUEL EX, DITCHING.ACFT NOT FOUND

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-0187, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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21 Feb 1973	Aero Comdr S-2R N8977Q	Loxahatchee, Florida, United States no coordinates	Grove Cultivat	No injuries	-
11 Sep 1973	Aero Comdr S-2R N8902Q	Smithville, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Smithville DUS	No injuries	-
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27 Aug 1973	Boeing 707 N18703	No.atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	Trans World Airlines, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
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