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| Date: | Friday 11 December 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 35 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Ward La France Truck Corporation |
| Registration: | N.... |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Chemung County Airport, NY -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Elmira, NY |
| Newark, NJ | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Single engined plane crashed 12 minutes after take-off after pilot decided to return due to heavy icing.
Sources:
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 12 December 1959, p16
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Nov-2017 18:55 | TB | Added |
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