Accident Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser N…., Monday 20 July 1953
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Date:Monday 20 July 1953
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA12 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N….
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Near Thomas Creek, ID -   United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Thomas Creek Airstrip, ID
Destination airport:Caldwell, ID
Narrative:
Lost control in a downdraught and crashed.

Sources:

https://www.newspapers.com/image/723648549/?fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjcyMzY0ODU0OSwiaWF0IjoxNzU3ODQ1OTYyLCJleHAiOjE3NTc5MzIzNjJ9.ZhuSBz-nmyA3LN-nw6_xEw1MDZ6YJ6ID8I7OzvFDNgU

Revision history:

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