Accident Beechcraft 35 Bonanza NC2978V,
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Date:Tuesday 28 October 1947
Time:c. 22:35
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE35 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft 35 Bonanza
Owner/operator:private
Registration: NC2978V
MSN: D-374
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Dog Lake, OR -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Klamath Falls, Oregon
Destination airport:Coleman Lake, OR
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
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/timeContributorUpdates
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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