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| Date: | Sunday 12 April 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairchild F-24 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N.... |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Visalia, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Visalia, CA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed in a cotton field for a test flight.
Sources:
Madera Tribune 13 April 1959, p1
Images:
Visalia Municipal Airport, Visalia, CA. Daughters of C and M Ernst taken on 4/12/59 Easter Sunday before plane crash.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-2017 20:30 | TB | Added |
| 23-Apr-2022 18:44 | Cobar | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
| 09-Mar-2025 07:29 | tmernst | Updated [Photo, ] |
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