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| Date: | Sunday 12 October 1958 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Republic RC-3 Seabee |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N87577 |
| MSN: | 144 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Santa Catalina Island, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Toyon Bay, CA |
| Orange County Airport, Santa Ana, CA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Single-engined amphibian plane crashed into cliff at Toyon Bay. Actor Ed Hinton (39).
Sources:
Napa Valley Register 13 October 1958, p16
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jan-2021 19:33 | TB | Added |
| 19-Apr-2022 18:45 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, ] |
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