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| Date: | Thursday 15 March 1962 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: | Howard Super Ventura |
| Owner/operator: | Howard Aero Inc. |
| Registration: | N5399N |
| MSN: | 5277 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pipe Creek near Bandera, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | San Antonio, TX |
The Super Ventura, used for Howard 500 development flying, lost control at 1000ft lost a wing , crashed into a hill and caught fire, during a test flight.
Sources:
The Lockheed Twins / P.J. Marsden
https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth711327/m1/6/?q=Plane%20crash%20date:1962-1962
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-May-2024 11:15 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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