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| Date: | Wednesday 26 April 1961 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vultee BT-13 ? |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N.... |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gum Neck 10 mi SE of Columbia, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Manteo, NC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Single engined plane crashed in smoke of forest fire.
Note: likely BT-13 (2114) N65265, Manteo, NC, canx 15 DEC 1971
Sources:
The Times-News 27 April 1961, p8
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Apr-2021 14:49 | TB | Added |
| 21-Apr-2021 14:53 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
| 21-Apr-2021 14:53 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 21-Apr-2021 20:37 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
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