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| Date: | Monday 26 February 1962 |
| Time: | 03:40 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23 Apache |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N.... |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bear Gap Mountain near Mount Carmel, PA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Raleigh-Durham Airport, NC |
| Shamokin Airport, PA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into a mountain while flying in icing conditions
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 27 February 1962, p1
https://www.newspapers.com/article/shamokin-news-dispatch/18691465/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2021 08:15 | TB | Added |
| 03-Jan-2025 12:15 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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