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| Date: | Tuesday 28 January 1958 |
| Time: | c. 18:30 |
| Type: | Cessna T-50 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N46993 |
| MSN: | 6324 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Welch, WV -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Clearwater, FL via Augusta, GA |
| Kanawa Airport, WV | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Missing in mountains after lost and low on fuel. Found crashed into bleak mountain top, some 75 miles south of Kanawah Airport. Owner given as Southeastern Electronics, Inc., Clearwater, FL, type as Cessna UC-78.
Sources:
St. Petersburg Times 30 January 1958, p3B (owner)/31 January 1958, p11C (photo)
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=oufuJXaDW1QC&dat=19580129&printsec=frontpage&hl=en (type)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Nov-2017 17:57 | TB | Added |
| 23-Jan-2022 16:12 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 24-Apr-2022 19:46 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Apr-2022 20:00 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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