Accident Cessna 170A N9539A, Friday 17 March 1950
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Date:Friday 17 March 1950
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C170 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 170A
Owner/operator:State of Colorado Game and Fish Dept
Registration: N9539A
MSN: 19100
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Near Miller Creek, CO -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Survey
Departure airport:Meeker, CO
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Lost control in a downdraught and crashed on a mountain,.

Sources:

https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=RMD19500320-01.2.24&srpos=1&e=18-03-1950-22-03-1950--en-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA-Milyard-------0------

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