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| Date: | Tuesday 25 October 1949 |
| Time: | 18:30 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft D18S |
| Owner/operator: | American Totalisator Company |
| Registration: | N80026 |
| MSN: | A-86 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Port Deposit, MD -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | New York La Guardia, NY |
| Baltimore, MD | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Twin-engined airplane crashed in a wooded hill in darkness and light rain. Pilot, co-pilot, Millionaire Harry L. Straus (53) and a second passenger.
Sources:
Toledo Blade 26 October 1949, p1
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=80026
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Aug-2018 17:22 | TB | Added |
| 09-Jan-2022 15:08 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 21-Jun-2023 11:44 | Cobar | Updated |
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