Accident Beechcraft D35 Bonanza N2168D, Monday 5 October 1953
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Date:Monday 5 October 1953
Time:c. 12:25
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE35 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft D35 Bonanza
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N2168D
MSN: D-3515
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Forward Township,near Elizabeth, PA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Allegheny County Airport, Pittsburgh, PA
Destination airport:Lake Front Airport, Cleveland, OH
Narrative:
Lost control in clouds, lost a wing and crashed into a wooded hillside.

Sources:

https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/7016081/prashker-v-beech-aircraft-corp/
https://books.google.nl/books?id=W3c0AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=Plane+crash&article_id=5654,1477199&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwimh6qIqvuPAxV6_7sIHQMZBZ04FBDoAXoECA8QAw#v=onepage&q=Plane%20crash&f=false

Revision history:

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