Wirestrike Incident Douglas A-26B-40-DL Invader N65Y,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 26876
 
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Date:Sunday 10 January 1954
Time:21:25
Type:Silhouette image of generic B26 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas A-26B-40-DL Invader
Owner/operator:Fullerton Oil Company
Registration: N65Y
MSN: 7240
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:N Cordova Street and N Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Grand Central Airport, Glendale, CA
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Lost control on take off after the left engine cowl came loose and hit the left propeller blades, hit high tension wires then hit a house two garages and crashed into another house catching fire and killing the occupant.

Sources:

https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33479

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
14-Dec-2013 16:19 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Damage, Narrative]
24-Dec-2021 16:13 Cobar Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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