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| Date: | Sunday 7 October 1962 |
| Time: | 16:49 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-150 Apache |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N3125P |
| MSN: | 23-1048 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Maple Creek E of Eureka, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Santa Rosa, CA |
| Crescent City, CA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed in Chaparral Mountain in bad weather.
Sources:
Geyserville Press 12 October 1962, p1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=8680616&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjIxNTUzMjU0LCJpYXQiOjE2NDg1NTAzOTQsImV4cCI6MTY0ODYzNjc5NH0.O1l-6tRd827NIFoTIATMMnkuPJIWEvGfHsgFwvf_pGw
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Feb-2021 19:32 | TB | Added |
| 29-Mar-2022 10:37 | Cobar | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Mar-2022 10:45 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, ] |
| 05-Jun-2022 17:23 | TB | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 28-May-2024 10:48 | Cobar | Updated [Date, Location, ] |
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