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| Date: | Thursday 5 June 1947 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser |
| Owner/operator: | A M Kubancek |
| Registration: | NC4056M |
| MSN: | 12-2938 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pittsburgh, PA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Buck’s Seaplane Base, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Seaplane stalled and crashed against houses. Pilot, his wife and one passenger.
Sources:
El Litoral 6 June 1947, p1
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19470606&id=NfdPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IVUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5020,6735858
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2015 18:05 | TB | Added |
| 07-Aug-2018 20:11 | TB | Updated [Date, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Jan-2022 15:00 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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