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| Date: | Sunday 18 January 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  ERCO 415-C Ercoupe |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | NC2053H |
| MSN: | 2676 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Napa, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Maxwell, CA |
Crashed in a field after clipping a telephone wire with a wing and losing a wing after crashing into a telephone pole, was attempting to land in a field near a ranch.
Sources:
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=OT19480119&e=19-01-1948-31-12-1948--en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-Frederickson-------
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-May-2023 14:45 | Cobar | Added |
| 09-May-2023 14:46 | Cobar | Updated |
| 24-Jul-2023 18:17 | Nepa | Updated |
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