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| Date: | Saturday 4 November 1961 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 150A |
| Owner/operator: | Valley Pilots Flying Service |
| Registration: | N7021X |
| MSN: | 15059121 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Surprise Canyon, Panamint Mountains, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Van Nuys, CA |
| Death Valley, CA |
Lost control and crashed in a canyon.
Sources:
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SBS19611105.1.33&srpos=2398&e=01-01-1961-31-12-1961--en--20--2381-byDA-txt-txIN-Plane+crash-------
http://www.chinalakealumni.org/Downloads/Rocketeer/1961/Rktr11.10.1961.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Apr-2024 18:54 | Cobar | Added |
| 01-Jan-2025 12:12 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, ] |
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