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| Date: | Friday 17 May 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 140 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3740V |
| MSN: | 15017 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Roanoke River near Smith Mountain, VA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Washington National Airport, DC |
| Fayetteville, NC | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed in a river.
Sources:
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1957-05-19/ed-1/seq-6/#date1=05%2F17%2F1957&index=0&date2=05%2F20%2F1957&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&words=Crash+Hemmersmeier+Plane&proxdistance=5&state=&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=Plane+crash&andtext=Hemmersmeier&dateFilterType=range&page=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Nov-2023 19:08 | Cobar | Added |
| 21-Nov-2024 14:09 | Cobar | Updated [Registration, Cn, Other fatalities, Destination airport, ] |
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