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| Date: | Wednesday 16 January 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Colonial C-1 Skimmer |
| Owner/operator: | Bemac Co |
| Registration: | N249B |
| MSN: | 9 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | San Francisco Bay near the Dumbarton Bridge, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | San Francisco Bay, CA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Nosed over when the undercarriage was inadvertently lowered, crashed and sank. Both occupants saved by a helicopter.
Sources:
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=OT19570117.1.6&srpos=4&e=15-01-1957-31-12-1958--en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-Maus-------
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2023 11:19 | Cobar | Added |
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