Accident Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser N78457, Saturday 15 February 1958
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Date:Saturday 15 February 1958
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA12 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N78457
MSN: 12-1966
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Otay Mountain near San Ysidro, CA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Gillespie Field, El Cajon, CA
Destination airport:La Presa Airport, CA
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed into a mountain.

Sources:

https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=WPJ19580217.1.1&srpos=7&e=15-02-1958-31-12-1958--en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-Overstreet-------

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Jan-2024 12:23 Cobar Added
28-Nov-2024 07:57 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Other fatalities, ]

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