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| Date: | Wednesday 4 March 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mooney M20A |
| Owner/operator: | Skylark Flying Service |
| Registration: | N6554B |
| MSN: | 1224 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Detroit City Airport, MI -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Detroit City Airport, MI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lost control at 150 ft crashed into a house and caught fire. James Donahue (33).
Sources:
St. Petersburg Times 5 March 1959, p9A
https://www.newspapers.com/image/97934694/?clipping_id=14357031&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjk3OTM0Njk0LCJpYXQiOjE3MzM1MTAwNjIsImV4cCI6MTczMzU5NjQ2Mn0.MTNyj3edQLUjITw6EjznvashQV2eqCNHBLkpJC51b6I
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-May-2022 16:28 | TB | Added |
| 06-Dec-2024 19:13 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, ] |
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