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| Date: | Sunday 10 April 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-22-150 Tri-Pacer |
| Owner/operator: | Hobart Aero Service |
| Registration: | N2934P |
| MSN: | 22-3203 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1955 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Knox, IN -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hobart, IN |
| Starke County Airport, Knox, IN | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lost control in a turn and crashed into a hill after running out of fuel.Eight killed and three injured in crashes of light planes this day.
Sources:
Sarasota Journal 11 April 1960, p13 n
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jan-2016 23:18 | JINX | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Jun-2017 13:58 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Jun-2017 14:09 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 22-Mar-2024 14:44 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Mar-2024 14:53 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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