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| Date: | Sunday 14 April 1946 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Piper J-3 Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | NC…. |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Akron, NY -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Akron, NY |
Lost control after the tail wheel got caught in telephone wires, crashed and caught fire. The pilot died later that day in hospital.
Sources:
https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn91066521/1946-04-15/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=04%2F13%2F1946&sort=date&date2=04%2F20%2F1946&searchType=advanced&SearchType=prox5&sequence=0&index=4&am+p=&words=AKRON+Akron&proxdistance=5&to_year=1946&rows=20&ortext=&from_year=1946&proxtext=Akron&phrasetext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=range&page=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Apr-2023 14:28 | Cobar | Added |
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