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| Date: | Saturday 2 January 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American SNJ-6 Texan |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N9286G |
| MSN: | 121-42728 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lake Havasu, CAlifornia -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lake Havasu Air Strip, CA |
| Cable Canyon Air Strip, Claremont, CA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The plane stalled at 100ft and crashed in the lake and sank, killing both occupants. It is thought that the carburetor froze up. The bodies of both deceased were retrieved, but the plane is still resting in the lake Havasu.
Sources:
http://www.havasunews.com/news/cvb-offering-reward-for-help-finding-downed-planes/article_bee41ac2-58e6-11e4-8bd0-2b08e10ef9d8.html
http://www.goodall.com.au/warbirds-directory-v6/north-american-texan-yale.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Oct-2014 15:19 | gerard57 | Added |
| 10-Nov-2017 22:03 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Mar-2024 15:40 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Mar-2024 17:04 | Cobar | Updated [Location, ] |
| 10-Apr-2024 22:11 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
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