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| Date: | Friday 19 January 1951 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: | Cessna T-50 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | NC50617 |
| MSN: | 5137 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near West Valley, NY -
United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Rochester, NY |
| Destination airport: | Detroit, MI |
| Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Disappeared on return flight in bad weather after discharging four passengers. Wreckage discovered April 8, 1951.
Sources:
The Montreal Gazette 22 January 1951, p11
https://books.google.nl/books?id=oyc_AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA2&dq=%C2%A0plane+crash&article_id=1769,2153448&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjIlpyW6LaMAxXS8bsIHbhBF9M4KBDoAXoECA0QAw#v=onepage&q=%C2%A0plane%20crash&f=false Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
| 22-Aug-2021 08:58 |
TB |
Added |
| 01-Apr-2025 12:39 |
Cobar |
Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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