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| Date: | Monday 29 April 1963 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Beechcraft F35 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N3816B |
| MSN: | D-4080 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Humpback Rock near Afton, VA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Marion, IN |
| Franklin, VA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Missing in bad weather. Search called off 5 MAY. Crashed into a mountain, wreck discovered September 10, 1964
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 1 May 1963, p1
https://www.greatamericanhikes.com/post/backpacking-shenandoah-national-park-dobie-humpback-mountain-plane-crash-sites
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jul-2021 16:53 | TB | Added |
| 03-Jul-2021 17:48 | TB | Updated [Date, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Jan-2025 09:21 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, ] |
| 12-Jan-2025 12:35 | Cobar | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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