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| Date: | Sunday 3 November 1957 |
| Time: | 14:10 |
| Type: |  Cessna 140 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N…. |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lake Donner, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Truckee, CA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lost control at 150ft due to icing while practicing stalls, crashed in the lake and sank.
Sources:
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=OT19571104.1.11&srpos=3&e=19-10-1957-31-12-1958--en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-Buek-------
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jan-2024 11:36 | Cobar | Added |
| 05-Jan-2024 13:03 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
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