Accident Beechcraft B35 Bonanza N5061C, Friday 27 November 1953
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Date:Friday 27 November 1953
Time:c. 19:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE35 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft B35 Bonanza
Owner/operator:Dietrich Ambulance Service
Registration: N5061C
MSN: D-2323
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Near Miles, MI -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Ambulance
Departure airport:Chicago Midway Airport, IL
Destination airport:Tri-City Airport, Saginaw, MI
Narrative:
Lost control in a severe snowstorm and crashed in a corn field.

Sources:

https://books.google.nl/books?id=1foeAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA10&dq=Plane+crash&article_id=5056,3244434&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwirq_zzwYWQAxXzg_0HHcM6Nqo4HhDoAXoECAsQAw#v=onepage&q=Plane%20crash&f=false

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