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| Date: | Tuesday 28 October 1947 |
| Time: | c. 22:35 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 35 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | NC2978V |
| MSN: | D-374 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Dog Lake, OR -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Klamath Falls, Oregon |
| Coleman Lake, OR | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lost control in bad weather and crashed, killing the Oregon Governor Earl Snell.
Sources:
https://web.archive.org/web/20160402234610/http://oldsmokeys.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/GOVERNOR-SNELL.htm
Madera Tribune 29 October 1947, p1
https://www.opb.org/article/2022/10/28/75-years-ago-a-plane-crash-changed-oregon-politics/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Apr-2011 22:28 | angels one five | Added |
| 02-Sep-2013 17:48 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 15-May-2017 13:02 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Aug-2018 08:44 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Aug-2018 08:44 | TB | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 03-Dec-2018 21:05 | Gladstone | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 25-Jan-2021 21:58 | TB | Updated [Time, Cn, Source, ] |
| 22-Dec-2021 19:07 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Feb-2022 10:28 | Cobar | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 29-Oct-2022 12:00 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, ] |
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