Accident Cessna T-50 NC...., Saturday 19 March 1949
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Date:Saturday 19 March 1949
Time:
Type:Cessna T-50
Owner/operator:
Registration: NC....
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Calderwood, TN -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Knoxville, TN
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed in the Great Smoky Mountains. One passenger walked 25 miles and 42 hours for help.

Sources:

The Key West Citizen 22 March 1949, p6 (photo)
https://newspapers.library.in.gov/?a=d&d=IPT19490321&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Feb-2021 14:43 TB Added
09-Jan-2022 11:33 Cobar Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, ]

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