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| Date: | Wednesday 12 February 1936 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B17R |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | NC15489 |
| MSN: | 65 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Acomita, NM -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Amarillo, TX |
Lost control and got in a dive in severe down draughts, losing the fabric of the lower wings. Made a high speed emergency wheels up landing in a field, nosed over several times and crashed. Aircraft less than a week old.
Sources:
https://www.newspapers.com/image/156556636/?fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjE1NjU1NjYzNiwiaWF0IjoxNjYyMDI0MDE4LCJleHAiOjE2NjIxMTA0MTh9.r4vU5lQp4SJ59k2y2IjMr_8UpOEJhlwa-zQLu6CArgQ
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Sep-2022 10:29 | Cobar | Added |
| 01-Sep-2022 10:31 | Cobar | Updated [Date, ] |
| 20-Jun-2023 06:07 | TB | Updated |
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