Accident Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser NC, Thursday 11 March 1948
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Date:Thursday 11 March 1948
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA12 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: NC
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Orange Co Airport, Santa Ana, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Orange County Airport, Santa Ana, CA
Narrative:
Crashed head on with a Vultee BT-13 while landing and crashed.

Sources:

https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SRPD19480312.1.1&srpos=9&e=12-03-1948-31-12-1948--en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-Mantz-------

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-May-2023 09:46 Cobar Added
11-May-2023 09:47 Cobar Updated
17-Sep-2023 02:10 Ron Averes Updated

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