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| Date: | Friday 23 July 1954 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.104 Dove 2A |
| Owner/operator: | Gordon Air Services |
| Registration: | N4278C |
| MSN: | 04366 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Waldens Ridge, TN -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Pontiac, MI |
| Tampa, FL | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into mountain near Pikesville. Gordon E. Paxson, Howard Anthony, Laurel & Florence Brown died. The pilots were Gordon Wyrick and Lawrence Durham.
Sources:
The Chattanooga Daily Times, The Knoxville Journal, and The Pontiac Press all confirm, 6 dead.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Mar-2010 08:37 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Mar-2010 08:41 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 29-Jun-2017 17:14 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jun-2017 17:16 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 13-Aug-2024 05:43 | Wickergill | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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