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| Date: | Saturday 1 October 1949 |
| Time: | 21:10 |
| Type: | Cessna T-50 |
| Owner/operator: | Mercer Enterprises |
| Registration: | N61503 |
| MSN: | 6656 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Intersection of Beverly Blvd and Rampart Blvd, Los Angeles, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Palo Alto, CA |
| Burbank Airport, CA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed in a busy midtown boulevard. Two-engined Cessna. Pilot James Hayter (27) and five passengers (NBC employees) returning from football game. One passenger was killed. Emergency landing after running out of fuel, hit power lines and crashed in the street out control. Improper flight planning and operation.
Sources:
Evening Star 3 October 1949, pA4 (photo)
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33377
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2021 14:22 | TB | Added |
| 24-Feb-2021 21:10 | TB | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 23-Dec-2021 19:22 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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