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| Date: | Sunday 8 January 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-14 Family Cruiser |
| Owner/operator: | Mission Aviation Fellowship |
| Registration: | N5156H |
| MSN: | 14-166 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Curaray River -
 Ecuador
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Disappeared. Wreckage found on sandbank along Rio Curaray and bodies in river. Five US missionaries killed and their airplane wrecked by unfriendly Indians. Aircraft described as "Piper Cub" in one report, but actually a Piper PA-14. Remains of aircraft recovered and returned to USA.
Sources:
1. http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00010883/02983
2. http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00010883/02974
3. El Informador 12 January 1956, p3***
4. El Informador 22 January 1956, p3 (photo)
5. Russell T Hitt, 1959, Jungle Pilot
6. FAA Registry
7. https://maf.org/about/history/nate-saint/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2015 18:13 | TB | Added |
| 26-Mar-2015 20:15 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 28-Nov-2015 19:31 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 28-Nov-2015 21:30 | TB | Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Nov-2015 21:32 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 04-May-2018 21:02 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jun-2018 20:16 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 20-Oct-2023 06:32 | Ron Averes | Updated |
| 21-Oct-2023 05:03 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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