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| Date: | Wednesday 23 April 1952 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American Navion |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N…. |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Jaitai, Baja California -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ensenada, BC |
| Los Angeles, CA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An aircraft crashed on a rocky hill, 25 mls north of Ensenada Airport, after it took of from Ensenada, despite warnings of unfavorable flying conditions due to bad weather. Pilot Marc T. Williams (38), Arcadia, CA.
The aircraft was named a "Navion" and "bimotor" (twin engine) in various news reports.
Sources:
El Siglo de Torreón 24 April 1952, p3
Daily News (Los Angeles) 25 April 1952, p44 n
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2015 17:05 | TB | Added |
| 25-Nov-2021 15:51 | TB | Updated [Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Nov-2021 16:21 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Nov-2021 21:51 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, ] |
| 27-Nov-2021 08:31 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 10-Feb-2022 18:00 | harro | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 28-Jul-2023 20:36 | Cobar | Updated |
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