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| Date: | Thursday 19 February 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Northrop N-23 Pioneer |
| Owner/operator: | Northrop Aircraft |
| Registration: | NX8500H |
| MSN: | 2501 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Long Beach, California, United States -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | KHHR |
| KHHR | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed while testing a new tail configuration. Fin separated in flight. Two crew bail out.
Sources:
Terry Denham
http://1000aircraftphotos.com; Associated Press, "Test Pilot Dies; Crew Bails Out", San Bernardino Daily Sun, San Bernardino, California, Friday 20 February 1948, Volume LIV, Number 149, page 1.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-Jan-2010 12:24 | TB | Updated [Date, Cn, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Feb-2017 07:43 | C. Mark Sublette | Updated [Date, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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