Accident Cessna 140 N76773, Sunday 3 August 1952
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Date:Sunday 3 August 1952
Time:10:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic C140 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 140
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N76773
MSN: 11206
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Near Bear Creek, ID -   United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Shearer Airstrip, Bear Creek, ID
Destination airport:Lewiston, ID
Narrative:
Lost control after an engine failure and crashed.

Sources:

https://books.google.nl/books?id=X7xeAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=bear+creek&article_id=1460,2684816&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi0qfT8oJmPAxWuhf0HHbzvAhoQ6AF6BAgOEAM#v=onepage&q=bear%20creek&f=false

Revision history:

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