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| Date: | Thursday 14 May 1959 |
| Time: | 08:15 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Civil Air Patrol |
| Registration: | N.... |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Ray, AZ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Tucson, AZ |
| Ray, AZ | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hit power lines crashed and caught fire during search for missing plane.
Sources:
Madera Tribune 19 May 1959, p4
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2017 18:24 | TB | Added |
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