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| Date: | Sunday 10 January 1954 |
| Time: | 21:25 |
| Type: |  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 |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
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/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 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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