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| Date: | Sunday 27 March 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-250 Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6047P |
| MSN: | 24-1143 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Patterson Mountain 40 miles NE of Fresno, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Santa Anna, CA |
| Marysville, CA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into a mountain, wreck discovered September 24 1960.
Sources:
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=NVR19600926.1.3&srpos=4&e=27-03-1960-31-12-1970--en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-“Joseph+mchale”-------
https://www.1af.acc.af.mil/Portals/93/documents/afrcc/crash_locator/AFD-100208-032.pdf?ver=2016-02-12-094803-827
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Mar-2024 11:55 | Cobar | Added |
| 14-Dec-2024 15:00 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
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