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| Date: | Tuesday 4 January 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N1159C |
| MSN: | 18-2459 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 30 miles north of Gallup, New Mexico -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Farmington, NM |
| Grants, NM | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed five miles northeast of Coyote Canyon after getting lost in a snowstorm.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 5 January 1955, p6
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/87930031/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jun-2019 19:25 | TB | Added |
| 16-Jan-2022 14:40 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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