Mid-air collision Accident Piper PA-11 Cub Special N4526M, Friday 6 June 1952
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Date:Friday 6 June 1952
Time:17:50
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA11 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-11 Cub Special
Owner/operator:private
Registration: N4526M
MSN: 1165
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Armour Creek near Clark Field, Nitro, WV -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Clark Field, Nitro, WV
Destination airport:Clark Field, Nitro, WV
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Collided at 200ft with a Stinson.

Sources:

Beaver Valley Times 7 June 1952, p1
http://www.gendisasters.com/west-virginia/14339/nitro-wv-small-plane-collision-june-1952

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Feb-2021 19:25 TB Added
13-Jan-2022 22:44 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
14-Jan-2022 10:17 Cobar Updated [Time, Location, ]

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