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| Date: | Friday 13 January 1961 |
| Time: | c. 02:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 150 |
| Owner/operator: | Scotia Flying Club |
| Registration: | N5537E |
| MSN: | 17037 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Humboldt Bay, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Rohnerville Airport, CA |
| Arcata Airport, CA |
Lost control in fog and crashed into mud flats, had been buzzing Eureka, CA at low altitude.
Sources:
https://www.newspapers.com/image/25687054/?fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjI1Njg3MDU0LCJpYXQiOjE3MTI4MjYxNjQsImV4cCI6MTcxMjkxMjU2NH0.Nf6jWv2k_-ggrTRpDl7sWTxq8WX287W56i759skd_iU
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 March 1994 | N5537E | Private | 0 | Woodland, WA | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2024 09:11 | Cobar | Added |
| 11-Apr-2024 09:19 | Cobar | Updated [Date, Damage, ] |
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