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| Date: | Saturday 8 December 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed 10A Electra |
| Owner/operator: | Golden State Airways |
| Registration: | N14938 |
| MSN: | 1027 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | San José, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Burbank, CA |
| Army Camp Stoneman, Pittsburg, CA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Belly landing in a pear orchard 500 yards east of the runway after double engine failure due to ice in the air intakes of the engines. Pilot and eleven servicemen on charter flight to Camp Stoneman. Two injured.
Sources:
Santa Cruz Sentinel 9 December 1951, p7
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2019 19:18 | TB | Added |
| 25-Jun-2019 19:19 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 01-Dec-2020 20:15 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, ] |
| 24-Jul-2023 09:18 | Cobar | Updated |
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