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| Date: | Saturday 5 April 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-22-160 Tri-Pacer |
| Owner/operator: | E Ellsworth et al |
| Registration: | N8432D |
| MSN: | 22-5687 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rio Hondo River, near lower Azusa Road ,El Monte, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hawthorne, CA |
| El Monte Airport, CA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hit power lines while on approach to El Monte Airport and crashed into the Hondo River.
Sources:
https://www.cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SBS19580406&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1
https://digitallibrary.usc.edu/CS.aspx?VP3=DamView&VBID=2A3BXZ26GKBY&PN=9&WS=SearchResults#/DamView&VBID=2A3BXZ2Z0R5A&PN=1&WS=SearchResults
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jan-2022 13:09 | Cobar | Added |
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