ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209881
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| Date: | Sunday 17 November 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 150 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | XB-JED |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Caribbean Sea -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | Merida (08:10) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ditched in the Yucatan Channel along-side the fishing vessel Yo-Yo due to fuel exhaustion while reported attempting to fly to Cuba. Pilot (19) was fatally injured and the US passenger rescued badly injured.
Sources:
El Informador 18 November 1968/19 November 1968, p12A
St. Petersburg Times 19 November 1968, p11B
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Apr-2018 18:21 | TB | Added |
| 25-Apr-2018 18:23 | TB | Updated [Nature, Source] |
| 25-Jun-2022 06:05 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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