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| Date: | Sunday 26 June 1960 |
| Time: | 07:35 |
| Type: |  Mooney M20A |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N8311E |
| MSN: | 1489 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Plain City 20 mi W of Columbus, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | North Columbus Airport, OH |
| Urbana, OH | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Two light four-place planes collided at 1,500ft while flying in formation with three others to an air show. One crashed. The other Mooney M20A crash-landed in a field and the two occupants survived. Landing gear collapsed. John Richard Mercer (34), Columbus, OH.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 27 June 1960, p5
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 October 1982 | N8311E | Amos Max Cox | 0 | Halstead, KS | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2021 16:15 | TB | Added |
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