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| Date: | Saturday 9 December 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | NC17870 |
| MSN: | 1304 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Curtis-Steinberg Airport, East St Louis, IL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Mid-air collision with USAAC PT-13, 36-13
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp n
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2012 16:36 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Nature, ] |
| 15-Sep-2021 21:29 | Cobar | Updated [Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Nov-2022 20:06 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
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