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| Date: | Monday 27 September 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 140 |
| Owner/operator: | Carl W Elkins |
| Registration: | NC76034 |
| MSN: | 18428 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near La Grange, GA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Atlanta, GA |
| West Palm Beach, FL | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hit trees in low visibility and crashed. Aircraft and pilot missing until discovered on 21-11-1948 by hunters in a wooded area.
Sources:
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33347
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Dec-2021 10:53 | Cobar | Added |
| 25-Nov-2023 21:18 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn, ] |
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