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| Date: | Tuesday 23 June 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Stinson 108 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N…. |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 32 mi E of Smith River, BC -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fort Nelson, BC |
| Smith River, BC |
Emergency landing on a 4000ft mountain plateau after running out fuel due to strong headwinds, nosed over and crashed, survivors rescued three days later by a RCAF helicopter.
Sources:
https://books.google.nl/books?id=1y9kAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA2&dq=Plane+crash&article_id=7348,4917279&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwix5ffk682PAxU8_7sIHaCjCkk4ChDoAXoECAwQAw#v=onepage&q=Plane%20crash&f=false
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Sep-2025 13:31 | Cobar | Added |
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