Accident Lake LA-4 ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 182751
 
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Date:Monday 19 June 1961
Time:c. 16:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic LA4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lake LA-4
Owner/operator:
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Lake Biwa, E of Tokyo -   Japan
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Demo/Airshow/Display
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Light seaplane crashed in lake on test flight. US pilot (42) and three Japanese.

Sources:

La Nacion 20 June 1961, p16
The Straits Times 20 June 1961, p1
https://newspaperarchive.com/pacific-stars-and-stripes-jun-21-1961-p-24/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Dec-2015 08:10 JINX Added
05-Jan-2017 21:00 TB Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative]
10-Apr-2019 13:00 TB Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative]
28-Apr-2020 07:40 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Nature, Source]
05-Aug-2021 17:34 TB Updated [Time, Narrative]

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