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| Date: | Friday 27 March 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman G-44A Super Widgeon |
| Owner/operator: | Pressed Steel Car Co |
| Registration: | N77K |
| MSN: | 1438 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Neversink Basin, Candlewood Lake, CT -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Stratford Airport, CT |
Crashed into Lake Candlewood while on a training flight and sank. Aircraft recovered and rebuilt.
Sources:
https://books.google.nl/books?id=tppHAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=Plane+crash&article_id=2505,3402551&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj1iKjH2LmPAxWpgP0HHcCmM_k4qgEQ6AF6BAgKEAM#v=onepage&q=Plane%20crash&f=false
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Sep-2025 11:15 | Cobar | Added |
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