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| Date: | Saturday 13 February 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-22-160 Tri-Pacer |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N8935D |
| MSN: | 22-6093 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | ca 75 mi NW of Los Angeles, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Taft, CA |
| Burbank, CA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
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/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 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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