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| Date: | Wednesday 24 December 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 170 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N2678V |
| MSN: | 18188 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Palm Springs, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Drunk pilot Owen King (43) crashed in a vacant lot after reported stunting over a downtown business section.
Sources:
Desert Sun 8 January 1959, p2/29 January 1959, p9
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Nov-2017 09:05 | TB | Added |
| 01-Nov-2019 15:48 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 28-Feb-2021 14:35 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 20-Apr-2022 21:39 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, ] |
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