Wirestrike Accident Piper PA-23-180 Apache N3459P,
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Date:Saturday 9 May 1959
Time:16:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA23 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-23-180 Apache
Owner/operator:Aborigine Lumber Company
Registration: N3459P
MSN: 23-1431
Year of manufacture:1958
Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:13 mi E of Reedsport, OR -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Longview, WA
Destination airport:North Bend, OR
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed in the Umpqua river after hit power lines.

Sources:

La Nación 11 May 1959, p34
St. Petersburg Times 11 May 1959, p2-A

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Feb-2017 18:46 TB Added
26-Oct-2017 19:47 TB Updated [Date, Location, Source, Narrative]
03-Nov-2017 16:33 TB Updated [Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
28-Mar-2021 20:51 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
24-Apr-2022 18:06 Cobar Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
13-May-2022 19:26 TB Updated [Source]

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