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| Date: | Friday 30 January 1959 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Cessna 182 Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Cessna Aircraft Co |
| Registration: | N.... |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near La Guardia Airport, NY -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Wichita, KS |
| La Guardia, NY | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Four seat single engines Cessna crashed out of fuel in dense fog in waters of East River just short of La Guardia Airport. Pilot (51).
Sources:
The Evening Independent 30 January 1959, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2017 17:13 | TB | Added |
| 22-Apr-2022 15:53 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
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