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| Date: | Sunday 6 December 1959 |
| Time: | 21:17 |
| Type: |  Ryan Navion |
| Owner/operator: | Fort Campbell Flying Club |
| Registration: | N.... |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Beacon, TN -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Waverly, TN |
| Kansas City, MO | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lost control due to icing and crashed into a corn field. Four soldiers killed.
Sources:
Pittsburg Post-Gazette 7 December 1959, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Nov-2017 18:25 | TB | Added |
| 04-May-2022 18:04 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Mar-2024 15:41 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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