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| Date: | Tuesday 27 January 1959 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23 Apache |
| Owner/operator: | Capitol Charters Inc |
| Registration: | N5599 |
| MSN: | 23-645 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Dayton, NV -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Sacramento Municipal, CA |
| Reno, NV | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Twin-engined charter plane missing in the High Sierra's during snow storm, crashed into a mountain after getting lost in a snowstorm. Wreckage discovered March 3 1959
Sources:
Madera Tribune 2 February 1959, p2
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=PH19590305.1.1&srpos=10&e=01-02-1959-31-12-1964--en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-“Lloyd+Locke”-------
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2017 15:32 | TB | Added |
| 21-Apr-2022 18:19 | Cobar | Updated [Location, ] |
| 22-Feb-2024 10:30 | Cobar | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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