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| Date: | Friday 13 December 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23 Apache |
| Owner/operator: | West Instrument Corp. |
| Registration: | N1122P |
| MSN: | 23-132 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lake Erie 15 miles west of Buffalo, NY -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Rochester, NY |
| Detroit, MI | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Vanished over Lake Erie after both engines failed in flight. Industrialist Richard. K. West. Wheels found.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 16 December 1957, p4
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25630942/cmdr-roger-mulcahy/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jun-2019 19:02 | TB | Added |
| 25-Nov-2024 14:17 | Cobar | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, ] |
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