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| Date: | Monday 31 December 1951 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  Taylorcraft BC-12D |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5236M |
| MSN: | 10536 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Van Nuys, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | San Fernando Airport, CA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hit power lines and crashed into a school yard, killing the pilot and his eight year old daughter, apparently a suicide.
Sources:
https://derangedlacrimes.com/?p=11744
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jan-2022 14:39 | Cobar | Added |
| 12-Jan-2022 14:40 | Cobar | Updated [Time, ] |
| 25-Jul-2023 08:58 | Cobar | Updated |
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