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| Date: | Wednesday 11 October 1961 |
| Time: | 12:15 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-22-150 Tri Pacer Caribbean |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N3528Z |
| MSN: | 22-7433 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 20 mi S of Las Vegas, NM -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Amarillo, TX |
| Albuquerque, NM | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Single-engine plane crashed into mountain and burnt. Pilot/owner I.J. Smith (35), Amarillo, TX.
Sources:
The Victoria Advocat 13 October 1961, p12
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/156244958/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 17:26 | TB | Added |
| 11-Feb-2022 17:08 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Feb-2022 17:08 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 11-Feb-2022 17:50 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
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