ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 249380
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 January 1954 |
| Time: | c. 18:00 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft D17S Staggerwing |
| Owner/operator: | Springfield Feeder Lines, Inc. |
| Registration: | N9450H |
| MSN: | 6764 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Brunswick, NJ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Bradley Field, Windsor Looks, CT |
| Byrd Field, Richmont, VA via Trenton, NJ | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Single engined bi-plane on cargo flight missing in icy conditions. Pilot Samuel Zilkin (46). Owner Springfield Daily News under contract with Springfield Feeder Lines, Inc. Last contact with La Guardia Field 17:38. Landing at Trenton refused due to weather. Scattered wreckage was found on a farm field at North Brunswick 12 JAN.
Sources:
The Free Lance-Star 7 January 1954, p1...12 January, p3
Evening Star 7 January 1954, pA3
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2021 20:42 | TB | Added |
| 02-Apr-2021 21:40 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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