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| Date: | Wednesday 2 January 1963 |
| Time: | 17:05 |
| Type: |  Cessna 310 |
| Owner/operator: | Progress for Vending, Inc |
| Registration: | N5338A |
| MSN: | 35538 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Elmhurst, Chicago, IL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Chattanooga, TN |
| Chicago O’Hare, IL | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lost control due to icing hit a telephone pole and crashed into a house. Pilot and two passengers survived.
Sources:
Passauer Neue Presse 4 January 1963, p2
https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/274/827/1574972/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2014 14:02 | TB | Added |
| 14-May-2022 19:19 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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