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| Date: | Sunday 22 January 1950 |
| Time: | 15:45 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-11 Cub Special |
| Owner/operator: | Sunny South Aircraft Service |
| Registration: | N4545M |
| MSN: | 11-54 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sunny South Airport, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Sunny South Airport, FL |
| Sunny South Airport, FL | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Two private plane collided while in approach procedure at 200ft, crashed and caught fire. The two occupants of a Cessna died. Instructor of the Piper Cub survived. Student pilot killed.
Sources:
Evening Star 23 January 1950, pA4
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33388
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Aug-2018 15:01 | TB | Added |
| 24-Feb-2021 10:00 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Dec-2021 19:53 | Cobar | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, ] |
| 23-Dec-2021 20:01 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Dec-2021 20:17 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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