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| Date: | Monday 5 December 1949 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 35 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N4594V |
| MSN: | D-1128 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Long Beach, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Long Beach, CA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed while trying to return after engine problems. Owner Bob Sanders (33), Long Beach.
Sources:
El Litoral 5 December 1949, p1
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 7 December 1949, p13
https://calisphere.org/item/6d8aa795767456c717285598227ca4cb/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jan-2015 20:20 | TB | Added |
| 28-Jan-2015 20:31 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Dec-2017 19:03 | TB | Updated [Date, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Jan-2021 22:12 | TB | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Mar-2021 07:29 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, ] |
| 14-Jul-2023 18:47 | Cobar | Updated |
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