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Date: | Tuesday 10 December 1963 |
Time: | |
Type: | Beechcraft B35 Bonanza |
Owner/operator: | private |
Registration: | N8898A |
MSN: | D-2596 |
Year of manufacture: | 1950 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Aguaruto, SIN -
Mexico
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Culiacán, SIN |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed at Aguaruto, 5 km from Culiacán Airport. Pilot/owner Wallace A. Smith. One passenger survived. Seen low flying over Bachigualato to locate the airport and reported attempted an emergency landing at Aguaruto, but hit an electrical post, crashed and caught fire. Two US and two mexican citizen.
Sources:
El Informador 17 DEC 1963, p7B
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 12 DEC 1963, p6
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
25-Nov-2021 20:24 |
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27-Dec-2021 17:21 |
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Updated [Date, Source, Narrative] |