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| Date: | Wednesday 14 July 1943 |
| Time: | 18:30 |
| Type: |  Taylorcraft BF |
| Owner/operator: | Fred Heidelbauer, John Schwindt |
| Registration: | NC20431 |
| MSN: | 1119 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lake Shownin near South Bend, NE -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Lincoln, NE |
| Omaha, NE |
While practicing forced landings hit power lines while in a climbing turn and crashed into the lake, the student pilot drowned.
Sources:
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33094
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Dec-2021 11:10 | Cobar | Added |
| 15-Dec-2021 11:12 | Cobar | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
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