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| Date: | Friday 5 January 1951 |
| Time: | 22:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 170 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N.... |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Deer Grove Forest Preserve Near Palatine, IL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Minneapolis, MN |
| Chicago O’Hare, IL | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Four-seater Cessna hit trees in bad weather and crashed into a wooded area.
Sources:
The Montreal Gazette 8 January 1951, p22
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Aug-2021 08:14 | TB | Added |
| 06-Jul-2023 21:06 | Cobar | Updated |
| 07-Jul-2023 09:34 | Cobar | Updated |
| 21-Mar-2025 19:02 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Mar-2025 19:05 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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