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| Date: | Thursday 20 September 1956 |
| Time: | c. 18:21 |
| Type: |  ERCO 415-C Ercoupe |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2075H |
| MSN: | 2698 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chesapeake Bay, MD -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Easton Airport, MD (ESN/KESN) |
| Harbor Field, MD | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ditched into the Chesapeake Bay. Tommy Castall (23), Baltimore Oriole Baseball catcher. Last radio call "...75Hotel I'm going into the water" at 18:21. Body found five days later.
Sources:
ST. Petersburg Times 21 September 1956, p1/22 SEP 1956, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2022 12:05 | TB | Added |
| 11-Apr-2022 12:18 | TB | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jul-2023 17:13 | nhofmann54 | Updated |
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