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| Date: | Saturday 18 September 1948 |
| Time: | 09:45 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 35 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | NC3377V |
| MSN: | D-845 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Newhall, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Newhall, CA |
| Prescott, AZ | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed four minutes after take-off in fog. Cartoonist Ernest Hix (41), Hollywood jeweler Eugene Joseff (43, owner)
Sources:
El Litoral 19 September 1948, p2
https://scvhistory.com/scvhistory/lp_sanmateotimes091848.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Feb-2015 17:45 | TB | Added |
| 11-Sep-2018 04:20 | bobm | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Dec-2018 21:05 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 31-Jul-2020 20:20 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Jan-2021 22:06 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 28-Jan-2021 17:13 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, ] |
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