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| Date: | Friday 26 January 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beechcraft J35 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N304E |
| MSN: | D-5640 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near NAS Jacksonville, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Palm Beach, FL | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Unable to land at Palm Beach due to fog. Ditched in St. John's river on third landing attempt, low on fuel. Pilot Wade L. Wilson, Baltimore, MD, escaped slightly injured.
Sources:
https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/d-5000_to_d-5999.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2021 13:53 | TB | Added |
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