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| Date: | Sunday 19 June 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 195 |
| Owner/operator: | Civil Air Transport |
| Registration: | XT-887 |
| MSN: | 7312 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Lanzhou, Gansu Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Caught in a sudden sandstorm and crashed outside Lanchow[Lanzhou], killing pilot Eddie Norwich and 2 Chinese passengers.
Sources:
http://www.utdallas.edu/library/specialcollections/hac/cataam/Leeker/history/China2.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Aug-2013 19:33 | harro | Added |
| 05-May-2021 13:30 | A.J.Scholten | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, ] |
| 07-Jul-2023 09:38 | RDV | Updated |
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