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| Date: | Monday 17 October 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Piper PA-16 Clipper |
| Owner/operator: | Cape Cod Flying Service |
| Registration: | N5608H |
| MSN: | 16-218 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Off Provincetown, MA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Boston, MA |
| Provincetown, MA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Emergency landing in the sea due to an engine failure and sank. Occupants died before a Coast Guard vessel could safe them.
Sources:
La Vigie marocaine 19 October 1949
https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/off-provincetown-ma-october-17-1949/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Aug-2020 20:37 | TB | Added |
| 09-Jan-2022 14:56 | Cobar | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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