Accident Piper PA-22-160 Tri-Pacer N8935D,
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Date:Saturday 13 February 1960
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA22 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-22-160 Tri-Pacer
Owner/operator:private
Registration: N8935D
MSN: 22-6093
Year of manufacture:1958
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:ca 75 mi NW of Los Angeles, CA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:
Departure airport:Taft, CA
Destination airport:Burbank, CA
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Disappeared. Discovered 6 AUG 1960 by a deerhunter on a wooded hill. Occupants engineers installing a radar station for Radio Corporation of America (RCA). George Smith, Jr (30), Wichita Falls, TX.

Sources:

San Bernardino Sun 3 June 1960, p33

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Feb-2021 17:53 TB Added
23-May-2021 16:01 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]

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