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| Date: | Tuesday 11 October 1960 |
| Time: | 21:24 |
| Type: |  Mooney M20A |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N8197E |
| MSN: | 1468 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 3 mi off Wake Island -
 U.S. Minor Outlying Islands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Oakland, CA |
| Wake Island | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Two Mooney Mark 20 (Finnegan (30)/Stirling (27)) on record break flight from California to Manila. Stirling ditched after loss of power. The still floating Mooney located at 00:45 next day, but Stirling was not aboard. Long distance (5698 miles) record for light airplanes.
Sources:
The Victoria Advocat 13 October 1960, p1+9
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jan-2019 10:42 | TB | Added |
| 14-Apr-2021 19:23 | TB | Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-May-2021 20:49 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Dec-2021 09:24 | Ron Averes | Updated [Country, ] |
| 10-May-2022 11:11 | Cobar | Updated [Destination airport, ] |
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