Accident Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser N3980M, Saturday 1 March 1952
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Date:Saturday 1 March 1952
Time:c. 16:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA12 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N3980M
MSN: 12-2862
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Near Cody, WY -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Powell, WY
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Lost control in a turn, hit a building and crashed into a farm building.

Sources:

https://books.google.nl/books?id=lQcpAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA4&dq=Plane+crash&article_id=6786,181610&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjnz4KM-vCOAxWn-gIHHWnDE8Q4qgEQ6AF6BAgJEAM#v=onepage&q=Plane%20crash&f=false

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