ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160718
Last updated: 27 July 2019
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| Date: | 17-OCT-1955 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 35 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Joel W. Thorne |
| Registration: | N.... |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Hollywood, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lockheed air terminal |
Plunged out of the overcast into a house less than 12 minutes after take-off. Three on ground killed and others seriously injured. Pilot Joel W. Thorne (former Indianapolis 500 and Formula 1 driver).
Sources:
http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1955_10/19551019_0008.pdf
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 18 October 1955, p1/19 October 1955, p14
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Sep-2013 15:36 | TB | Added |
| 20-Sep-2013 15:53 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature] |
| 20-Jan-2018 15:44 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jul-2019 07:15 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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