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| Date: | Sunday 22 August 1948 |
| Time: | 16:23 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 35 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | NC3214V |
| MSN: | D-652 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lake of the Woods 35 NE of Klamath Falls, OR -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lake of the Woods, OR |
| Medford, OR | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lost control in a turn and crashed in the shallow Lake of the Woods. Four prominent Oregon Republican Party leaders and state legislators died. William H. Fluhrer, Medford (Eureka Fluhrer's Bakery).
Sources:
Madera Tribune 23 August 1948, p8
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Apr-2019 12:37 | TB | Added |
| 25-Jan-2021 21:22 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Jan-2021 21:17 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
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