Accident Beechcraft 80 Queen Air N678GR,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 28220
 
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Date:Saturday 24 December 1977
Time:17:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE80 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft 80 Queen Air
Owner/operator:Valley Air Service
Registration: N678GR
MSN: LD-117
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:sea off Sint Maarten -   Sint Maarten
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Juliana Airport,Sint Maarten
Destination airport:Anguilla
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Engine fire after take-off,tried to return to the airport but crashed into the sea, all 7 persons on board were killed

Sources:

1. NTSB
2. https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=678GR
3. , https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010639691:mpeg21:a0051 Amigoe
27-12-1977
4. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010639692:mpeg21:a0057 Amigoe
28-12-1977

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
18-Aug-2012 16:40 Dr. John Smith Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
09-May-2015 20:19 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
19-Sep-2017 23:10 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Nature, Source, Narrative]
22-Jun-2020 13:43 Cobar Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
22-Jun-2020 13:58 Cobar Updated [Country]
23-Jun-2020 15:57 Cobar Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source]
23-May-2022 03:49 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
17-Nov-2022 20:43 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type]

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