Incident Beechcraft D18S N……, Monday 15 December 1952
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Date:Monday 15 December 1952
Time:17:10
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE18 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft D18S
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N……
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:San Francisco Bay, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Reno, NV
Destination airport:San Francisco International Airport, CA
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Undershot runway in fog and crashed in the bay, ending up on a mudflat.

Sources:

https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=OT19521216.1.7&srpos=2&e=15-12-1952-31-12-1954--en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-Vanderwark-------

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Aug-2023 08:54 Cobar Added
09-Aug-2023 09:02 Cobar Updated

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