ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 27295
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| Date: | Monday 17 August 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.104 Dove 2A |
| Owner/operator: | Ellis Airlines |
| Registration: | N4272C |
| MSN: | 04351 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Boca de Quadra near Ketchikan, AK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ketchikan, AK |
| Bellingham, WA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Disappeared on IFR flight. Texas oilman Ellis Hall, his wife, two daughters and a young man (17). Search suspended September 4, 1953. Search continued after parts of the aircraft found 35 km east of Ketchikan September 15, 1953.
The wreckage of the plane was found by Herman Ludwigsen.
Sources:
The Spokesman-Review, 18 Sept 1953
http://www.sitnews.us/Kiffer/HermanLudwigsen/032520_herman_ludwigsen.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Mar-2010 07:44 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Damage, Narrative] |
| 15-Oct-2012 11:11 | TB | Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Mar-2020 07:51 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Aug-2023 16:35 | Cobar | Updated [[Source, Narrative]] |
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