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| Date: | Thursday 24 August 1961 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24 Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Aircraft Rentals |
| Registration: | N…. |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 25 miles W of Hanksville near Capitol Reef, UT -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hawthorne, CA |
| Denver, CO |
Lost control in a spin and crashed.
Sources:
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=Aul-kAQHnToC&dat=19610825&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SBS19610826.1.22&srpos=1679&e=01-01-1961-31-12-1961--en--20--1661-byDA-txt-txIN-Plane+crash-------
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Apr-2024 11:39 | Cobar | Added |
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