Fuel exhaustion Accident de Havilland Canada L-20A Beaver 51-16516, Sunday 28 November 1954
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Date:Sunday 28 November 1954
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland Canada L-20A Beaver
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 51-16516
MSN: 301/1113
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:1 mi W of Wade, NC -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Langley AFB, VA
Destination airport:Saw AFB, SC
Narrative:
Crew bailed out due to fuel exhaustion in bad weather. All found safe next day.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
The Dispatch 29 NOV 1954, p2

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Jul-2011 11:45 TB Added
30-Dec-2021 21:45 TB Updated [Time, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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