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| Date: | Thursday 26 December 1963 |
| Time: | c. 22:00 |
| Type: |  Aero Commander 500 |
| Owner/operator: | Trans Air Lines |
| Registration: | N4124B |
| MSN: | 52028 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Lake Pontchartrain, New Orleans, LA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Miami, FL via Gulfport, MS |
| Lake Front Airport, New Orleans, LA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Arrived shortly before 22:00 at Gulfport, MS for refuelling and took off again for Pilot F. Leroy. Crashed in a swamp.
Sources:
The Chronicle 27 December 1963, p1
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/742381440/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Feb-2021 15:39 | TB | Added |
| 22-Feb-2021 16:45 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 13-Jun-2021 17:20 | TB | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jan-2025 12:59 | Cobar | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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