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| Date: | Saturday 4 September 1948 |
| Time: | 03:20 |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-43 (JRS-1) |
| Owner/operator: | Amphibian Air Transport Inc. |
| Registration: | NC53295 |
| MSN: | 4349 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rattlesnake Canyon, Santa Catalina Island, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | Hamilton Cove, CA |
| Long Beach, CA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The pilot made an unauthorized solo flight in dense fog and crashed into the mountains near the mouth of Rattlesnake Canyon. The pilot Robert F. Reynolds (32) was seriously injured but survived the crash.
** "taxying accident Sep 1948. Disposed of by being towed to sea and sunk"
Sources:
San Pedro News Pilot 4 September 1948, p1
JBaugher **
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Apr-2016 18:34 | gerard57 | Added |
| 25-Apr-2016 18:45 | gerard57 | Updated [Location, ] |
| 01-Mar-2017 16:53 | TB | Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Mar-2017 16:57 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Mar-2017 17:44 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jul-2023 04:10 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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