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| Date: | Saturday 6 December 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beechcraft D18C |
| Owner/operator: | All American Aviation |
| Registration: | NX80011 |
| MSN: | AA-3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Wellsburg, WV -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Cincinnati, OH |
Lost control due to structural failure of a wing during an aerial mail pick-up, crashed and caught fire.
Sources:
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1947-12-07/ed-1/seq-10/#date1=12%2F01%2F1947&index=0&rows=20&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&words=WELLSBURG&proxdistance=5&date2=12%2F10%2F1947&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=&andtext=Wellsburg&dateFilterType=range&page=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2023 19:08 | Cobar | Added |
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