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| Date: | Saturday 14 May 1949 |
| Time: | 09:00 |
| Type: |  Fairchild PT-26A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | NC…. |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Oakland Hills near the Claremont Country Club, Oakland CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hayward Municipal Airport, CA |
| Oroville, CA |
Lost both wings after hitting a tree and crashed into the side of a hill, got lost flying in fog.
Sources:
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=OT19490514.1.1&srpos=898&e=01-01-1949-31-12-1949--en--20--881-byDA-txt-txIN-Plane+crash-------
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jun-2023 11:47 | Cobar | Added |
| 27-Sep-2024 10:46 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, ] |
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