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| Date: | Tuesday 23 August 1938 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Gwinn Aircar 2 |
| Owner/operator: | Gwinn Aircar Company |
| Registration: | NX16921 |
| MSN: | 502 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | East Aurora, NY -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | E.F. Rogers estate, near East Aurora |
| E.F. Rogers estate, near East Aurora | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Collided with power cables and crashed shortly after take-off during sales tour. Pilot Frank M. Hawks (40) and passenger J. Hazard Campbell. Cause: landing gear got entangled into electrical wires.
Sources:
Folha da Noite 24 August 1938
http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/models/aircraft/Gwinn-Aircar.html
https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/gwinn-aircar-co-inc/
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/Historic%20N.txt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jul-2015 19:37 | TB | Added |
| 15-Feb-2018 19:09 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Cn, ] |
| 10-May-2020 06:29 | harro | Updated [Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 06-Sep-2021 11:23 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 14-Jun-2023 19:33 | TB | Updated |
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