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| Date: | Saturday 9 May 1959 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-180 Apache |
| Owner/operator: | Aborigine Lumber Company |
| Registration: | N3459P |
| MSN: | 23-1431 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 13 mi E of Reedsport, OR -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Longview, WA |
| North Bend, OR | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed in the Umpqua river after hit power lines.
Sources:
La Nación 11 May 1959, p34
St. Petersburg Times 11 May 1959, p2-A
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Feb-2017 18:46 | TB | Added |
| 26-Oct-2017 19:47 | TB | Updated [Date, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Nov-2017 16:33 | TB | Updated [Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Mar-2021 20:51 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Apr-2022 18:06 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-May-2022 19:26 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
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