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| Date: | Wednesday 26 August 1953 |
| Time: | 02:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 140 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N.... |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Dot Lake Lodge 70 mi SE of Big Delta, AK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Big Delta, AK(19:30) |
| Fairbanks, AK | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Two-place Cessna missing after took off in rain. Occupants found alive on a sandbar in the Tanana River, where their plane was partially submerged.
Sources:
The Nome Nugget 31 August 1953, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2021 19:44 | TB | Added |
| 22-Sep-2025 12:04 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, ] |
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