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| Date: | Saturday 15 August 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 35 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N3846N |
| MSN: | D-1084 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mandeville Canyon 4 mi from Van Nuys, LA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Van Nuys, LA |
| Oklahoma City, OK | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Beechcraft disintegrated and crashed shortly after take-off. LeRoy Thompson (38).
Sources:
The Bulletin 15 August 1959, p6
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 August 1959 | N3846N | Private | 4 | Near Sky Valley Road, Los Angeles, CA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Nov-2017 19:48 | TB | Added |
| 04-Apr-2021 15:53 | TB | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Apr-2022 14:53 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Narrative, ] |
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