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| Date: | Tuesday 4 December 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna L-19 |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Aviation |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pacific Ocean off Marina, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fort Ord, CA |
Army single-engined observation plane ditched and sank in the Monterey Bay about 100yards ofshore due to engine lost power. The two occupants swam ashore.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 5 December 1962, p1
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CASAL19621205-02.1.10&srpos=1847&e=26-04-1962-31-12-1962--en--20--1841-byDA-txt-txIN-Plane+crash-------
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-May-2021 12:09 | TB | Added |
| 03-Jun-2024 15:49 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, ] |
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