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| Date: | Monday 26 November 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Cessna T-50 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N.... |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pacific Ocean off Punta San Fernando, B.C. -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | San Diego, CA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Private American Cessna twin aircraft collided at 3500ft with a Mexican Border Patrol aircraft over the Pacific and crashed into the Pacific Ocean (Capt Abraham Perez Lechuga) while "pirating lobsters". Possibly a Cessna T-50.
Sources:
St. Petersburg Times 29 NOV 1956, p1
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SBS19561128.1.1&srpos=1&e=28-11-1956-02-12-1956--en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-Lechuga-------
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Apr-2022 19:05 | TB | Added |
| 29-Mar-2025 08:25 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
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