Accident Piper PA-23-160 Apache N4207P,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200691
 
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Date:Sunday 6 December 1959
Time:c. 16:50
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA23 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-23-160 Apache
Owner/operator:Fellows Gear Shaper Co
Registration: N4207P
MSN: 23-1698
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Washington, NH -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Manchester, NH
Destination airport:Springfield, VT
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed in hills 15 minutes after take-off due to icing. Son of Senator George D. Aiken, Howard Aiken (39) killed.

Sources:

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 8 December 1959, p1
Youngstown Vindicator 7 December 1959, p4
https://www.newspapers.com/image/74732930/?clipping_id=35900555&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjc0NzMyOTMwLCJpYXQiOjE2NzYyMDM0MDQsImV4cCI6MTY3NjI4OTgwNH0.F036uoJc3kss_K1l4ghhA_MJlJSUeHoyl65aVw0Brg
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=4207P

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Oct-2017 15:03 TB Added
09-Nov-2017 18:29 TB Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
07-Dec-2017 19:54 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]
07-Dec-2017 19:58 TB Updated [Narrative]
12-Mar-2024 16:40 Cobar Updated [Registration, Cn, Source]

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