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| Date: | Thursday 12 November 1959 |
| Time: | 16:10 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N7151K |
| MSN: | 18-371 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 9 mi SE of Somerset, PA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Somerset County Airport, PA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hit a spoil pile with a wing while flying low and crashed into farm field one hour in flight. Pilot (23).
Sources:
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 13 November 1959, p1
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/510534656/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Nov-2017 17:17 | TB | Added |
| 03-May-2022 15:37 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
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