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| Date: | Saturday 11 March 1961 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 170B |
| Owner/operator: | Coles Welding Works |
| Registration: | N8179A |
| MSN: | 25031 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 22 mi NW of Kermit, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ector County Airport, Odessa, TX |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Went into a spin at low altitude, lost control and crashed.
Sources:
https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth848671/m1/1/?q=Plane%20crash
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Feb-2022 11:46 | Cobar | Added |
| 10-Feb-2022 11:50 | Cobar | Updated |
| 02-Apr-2022 18:23 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, ] |
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