Accident Mooney M20B CF-MXM, Thursday 28 March 1963
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Date:Thursday 28 March 1963
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic M20P model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Mooney M20B
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: CF-MXM
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Sproat Lake, British Columbia -   Canada
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Vancouver, BC
Destination airport:Prince Rupert, BC
Narrative:
The aircraft was involved in an accident. Lost control after getting lost in bad weather, crashing in a lake.

Sources:

https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=fonandcol&IdNumber=1249397
https://books.google.nl/books?id=BJRlAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA54&dq=Sproat+Lake+plane&article_id=6545,4305711&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjfmtKFtumKAxX12QIHHeinLnMQ6AF6BAgIEAI#v=onepage&q=Sproat%20Lake%20plane&f=false

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Jan-2025 07:49 Cobar Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]

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