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| Date: | Sunday 30 December 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 140 |
| Owner/operator: | Acme Aircraft |
| Registration: | N72696 |
| MSN: | 9872 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Palm Springs Oasis, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Torrance, CA |
| Palm Springs, CA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Emergency landing due to a frozen carburetor, hit a mobile home and crashed.
Sources:
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DS19561231.2.19&e=23-10-1956-31-12-1957--en--20--521-byDA-txt-txIN-Plane+crash-------
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-2023 14:00 | Cobar | Added |
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