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| Date: | Friday 9 January 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | OO-CDL |
| MSN: | 12-3105 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Butembo -
 Congo (Democratic Republic)
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Butembo |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Caught fire after take off and crashed.
Sources:
Belgian Civil Aircraft since 1920 / J.Appleton and A. Thys, 1980 (ISBN 0 904597 25 3)
https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=Congo&page=3&sortfield=date&cql%5B%5D=%28date+_gte_+%2210-01-1948%22%29&coll=ddd&redirect=true&identifier=MMRAZ03:179293012:mpeg21:a00007&resultsidentifier=MMRAZ03:179293012:mpeg21:a00007&rowid=6
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Apr-2008 07:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-May-2023 12:40 | Cobar | Updated |
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