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| Date: | Friday 2 December 1960 |
| Time: | 07:47 |
| Type: |  Luscombe 8A |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N71700 |
| MSN: | 3127 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Palm Springs, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Calexico, CA |
| Palm Springs Airport, CA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Collided with Piper Apache and crashed. Tail sheared off. Occupants seriously injured. The badly damaged Piper landed safely.
Sources:
Desert Sun 2 December 1960, p1+2
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=71700
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Feb-2021 19:11 | TB | Added |
| 08-Apr-2024 11:03 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Apr-2024 11:07 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 08-Apr-2024 11:14 | Cobar | Updated [Time, ] |
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