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| Date: | Friday 2 January 1953 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 35 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Hennessy Aviation Industries |
| Registration: | N….. |
| MSN: | D- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 10 miles N of Vina, CAlifornia -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Oakland, CA |
| Reno, NV |
Rented "Bonanza" disappeared. Pilot Ray McLaughlin (18), Half Moon Bay and three passengers. Located crash-landed in mountains in bad weather, struck a tree.
Sources:
Madera Tribune 3 January 1953, p1
San Bernardino Sun 4 January 1953, p3
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=OT19530103.1.1&srpos=7&e=15-12-1952-31-12-1954--en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-Beechcraft-------
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jan-2021 08:34 | TB | Added |
| 27-Jan-2021 08:51 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Jan-2021 21:13 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, ] |
| 09-Aug-2023 12:11 | Cobar | Updated |
| 11-Sep-2023 13:15 | Cobar | Updated |
| 14-Apr-2024 18:32 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
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