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| Date: | Saturday 20 December 1947 |
| Time: | 11:20 |
| Type: |  Fairchild PT-19 |
| Owner/operator: | Ellensburg Flying service |
| Registration: | NC…. |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hells Kitchen near Vantage, WA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wenatchee, WA |
| Ellensburg, WA |
Got into a spin, lost control and crashed in a canyon.
Sources:
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GtqhT-R7ZnwC&dat=19471226&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-May-2023 21:29 | Cobar | Added |
| 12-May-2023 21:32 | Cobar | Updated |
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