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| Date: | Friday 17 April 1953 |
| Time: | c. 07:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-20 Pacer |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N….. |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Waterford, CT -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Waterford, CT |
| Fishers Island, NY |
Emergency landing in a field after an engine failure at 400ft, hit a tree and crashed.
Sources:
https://books.google.nl/books?id=GOwgAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA2&dq=Plane+crash&article_id=3705,2918626&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjOvKuKvbyPAxVzhP0HHf2lI3gQ6AF6BAgLEAM#v=onepage&q=Plane%20crash&f=false
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Sep-2025 13:32 | Cobar | Added |
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