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| Date: | Saturday 30 March 1957 |
| Time: | 21:43 |
| Type: | Piper PA-16 Clipper |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N5889H |
| MSN: | 16-509 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Graford, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Costello Island, TX |
| White Rock Airport, Dallas, TX | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Emergency landing in a field due to an engine failure, crashed and caught fire. D. Cook.
Sources:
https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1116048/m1/1/?q=Plane%20crash
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2022 19:15 | Cobar | Added |
| 17-Apr-2022 07:06 | TB | Updated [Registration, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Nov-2024 17:14 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Other fatalities, ] |
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