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| Date: | Monday 17 January 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Cessna |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N.... |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lake Michigan, IL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Columbus, OH |
| Chicago, IL | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Two-placed Cessna plunged in Lake Michigan near Illinois-Indiana border. Pilot (56) and passenger drowned.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 18 January 1955, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2015 19:33 | TB | Added |
| 09-Jun-2019 18:44 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jun-2019 18:46 | TB | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jun-2019 18:49 | TB | Updated [Date, Source, ] |
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