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| Date: | Wednesday 13 August 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman G-44 Widgeon |
| Owner/operator: | Nelson A Miles |
| Registration: | NC60824 |
| MSN: | 1363 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Bethpage, NY -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Southampton, NY |
| Roosevelt Field, LI, NY |
Lost control in an emergency landing due to an engine failure, and crashed into some trees.
Sources:
https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83031113/1947-08-14/ed-1/seq-21/#date1=08%2F14%2F1947&index=1&date2=08%2F18%2F1947&searchType=advanced&SearchType=prox5&sequence=0&words=crash+CRASH+PLANE+plane&proxdistance=5&to_year=1947&rows=20&ortext=&from_year=1947&proxtext=Plane+crash&phrasetext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=range&page=1
https://outlet.historicimages.com/products/nee24342
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Sep-2022 11:50 | Cobar | Added |
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