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| Date: | Wednesday 20 December 1950 |
| Time: | c. 15:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser |
| Owner/operator: | Des Moines Flying Service |
| Registration: | N4388M |
| MSN: | 12-3326 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Des Moines, IA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Des Moines, IA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hit trees while buzzing his house and crashed in his back yard.
Sources:
https://books.google.nl/books?id=KxRRAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA20&dq=%C2%A0plane+crash&article_id=3183,2420198&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiFopmM5JiMAxWSgf0HHV1yJGA4ZBDoAXoECAUQAw#v=onepage&q=%C2%A0plane%20crash&f=false
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Mar-2025 16:42 | Cobar | Added |
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