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| Date: | Wednesday 6 April 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 35 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N3704N |
| MSN: | D-910 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Placer County, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Elko, NV |
| Sacramento, CA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Disappeared over mountains in snowy and icy conditions. Pilot/owner James W. Marks, Woodlands, CA. Wreckage and body of pilot discovered about 15 miles from Emigrant Gap in Placer county 25 May 1949.
Sources:
Healsburg Tribune 15 April 1949, p8
Santa Cruz Sentinel 26 May 1949, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jan-2021 22:26 | TB | Added |
| 25-Jan-2021 22:32 | TB | Updated [Date, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Jan-2021 17:26 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, ] |
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