Accident North American L-17C Navion N2775A,
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Date:Saturday 31 January 1959
Time:20:45
Type:Silhouette image of generic NAVI model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
North American L-17C Navion
Owner/operator:Fort Benning Flying Club
Registration: N2775A
MSN: NAV-4-945
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Fountain Inn, SC -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Fort Benning, GA
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Little or no information is available
Narrative:
Emergency landing due to an engine failure hit a pole lost a wing and crashed.

Sources:

St. Petersburg Times 3 FEB 1959, p9A
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36004839/the-greenville-news/

Revision history:

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