Accident Cessna 140 N...., Monday 18 April 1960
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Date:Monday 18 April 1960
Time:02:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic C140 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 140
Owner/operator:private
Registration: N....
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Poquonnock river near Groton, CT -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Trumbull Field, Groton, CT
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed In the Poquonnock river. Sailors from Navy Submarine Base at Groton.

Sources:

St. Petersburg Times 19 April 1960, p4A

Revision history:

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