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| Date: | Thursday 3 November 1960 |
| Time: | 18:20 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-250 Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N6446P |
| MSN: | 24-1560 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | San Bernardino Freeway, Ontario, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Orange County Airport, CA |
| Palm Springs, CA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lost control in a severe rainstorm, crashed and exploded on a highway. Four cars struck and one occupant killed and other occupants injured.
Sources:
The Victoria Advocat 4 November 1960, p1
San Bernardino Sun 16 December 1960, p23
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SBS19601105.1.13&srpos=12&e=03-11-1960-31-12-1962--en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-Yeakel-------
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Aug-2014 19:27 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Aug-2014 19:32 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 26-Sep-2014 15:05 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Feb-2021 16:42 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 25-May-2021 18:10 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-May-2022 11:58 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Phase, ] |
| 07-Apr-2024 11:48 | Cobar | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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