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| Date: | Wednesday 12 December 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beechcraft D18S |
| Owner/operator: | Grant Foster Construction Co |
| Registration: | N8980A |
| MSN: | A-559 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Ilopango -
 El Salvador
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | San José, Costa Rica (morning) |
| San Salvador/Ilopango | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed and caught fire. Pilot Roberto (Bob) Edgerton Moore and three executive from Kayser Exploration Co/Kayser Aluminium Co. Owner given as Foster & William Brother, construction company.
Sources:
La Nacion 13 December 1956, p1+14/14 December 1956, p38/16 December 1956, p10.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Nov-2016 17:05 | TB | Added |
| 03-Jan-2022 13:16 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jan-2022 13:17 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
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