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| Date: | Sunday 22 May 1949 |
| Time: | 13:15 |
| Type: | Glider |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | NC…. |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | El Mirage Field, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | El Mirage Field, CA |
| El Mirage Field, CA |
Lost control after the student pilot froze at the controls at 150ft and crashed.
Sources:
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SBS19490523&e=01-01-1949-31-12-1949--en--20--961-byDA-txt-txIN-Plane+crash-------
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jun-2023 11:01 | Cobar | Added |
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