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| Date: | Saturday 31 January 1959 |
| Time: | 20:45 |
| Type: |  North American L-17C Navion |
| Owner/operator: | Fort Benning Flying Club |
| Registration: | N2775A |
| MSN: | NAV-4-945 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fountain Inn, SC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fort Benning, GA |
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:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-May-2022 18:39 | TB | Added |
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