Accident Cessna 170 N4199V, Friday 20 March 1953
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Date:Friday 20 March 1953
Time:20:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic C170 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 170
Owner/operator:Downtown Airpark Inc
Registration: N4199V
MSN: 18532
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Near Roswell, NM -   United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Roswell, NM
Destination airport:Lubbock, TX
Narrative:
Lost control in a wind and dust storm, crashed and caught fire.

Sources:

https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1990563/m1/1/

Revision history:

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02-Sep-2025 05:21 Cobar Added

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