Accident Cessna 170B N3191A, Sunday 2 July 1961
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Date:Sunday 2 July 1961
Time:c. 14:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic C170 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 170B
Owner/operator:Capper Flying Club
Registration: N3191A
MSN: 25835
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Harper Canyon near San Benancio, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Salinas, CA
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Emergency landing in a canyon after an engine failure and crashed.

Sources:

https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CASAL19610703-02.1.1&srpos=3&e=03-07-1961-31-12-1962--en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-Pepin-------

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Apr-2024 11:16 Cobar Added
30-Dec-2024 12:30 Cobar Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, ]

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