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| Date: | Thursday 20 August 1959 |
| Time: | 06:00 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing-Stearman E75 |
| Owner/operator: | Calair Dusters |
| Registration: | N5031V |
| MSN: | 755288 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chowchilla strip, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Chowchilla strip, CA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Collided with another crop-duster (Denny Moore Dusters) which was on landing. Pilot force-landed the burning plane in a nearby field and leaving it minor injured. The plane and load consumed by fire.
Sources:
Madera Tribune 20 August 1959, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-2017 20:24 | TB | Added |
| 29-Apr-2022 18:10 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 29-Apr-2022 18:11 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, ] |
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