Accident Cessna 140 N81078,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 227349
 
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Date:Wednesday 21 May 1958
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic C140 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 140
Owner/operator:C D Gryder
Registration: N81078
MSN: 10372
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:10 mi NW of Brownfield, TX -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Lubbock, TX
Destination airport:Denver City, TX
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Lost control while flying low over a farm, crashed and burned.

Sources:

The Victoria Advocat 22 May 1958, p1
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=81078

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Jul-2019 16:35 TB Added
25-Jan-2022 14:14 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative]
29-Jan-2022 22:19 Cobar Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]

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