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| Date: | Sunday 11 November 1951 |
| Time: | over 8.30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-20 Pacer |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7468K |
| MSN: | 20-380 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tehachapi Mountains, Kern County, near Gorman, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Brackett Field, Pomona, CA |
| Fresno, CA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
One of the passengers was former Indianapolis 500 and Formula 1 driver Hellings "Mack" Ronald and another was former racing car driver Barker Robert. Wreck discovered november 15 1951
Sources:
http://cemeteryguide.com/gotw-HellingsBarker.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mack_Hellings
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCS19511116&e=11-11-1951-20-11-1951--en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-Tehachapi-------
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2019 07:14 | Bob Simbel | Added |
| 21-Jul-2023 17:14 | Cobar | Updated |
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