Accident Cessna 140 N90046, Wednesday 30 December 1953
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Date:Wednesday 30 December 1953
Time:c. 15:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic C140 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 140
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N90046
MSN: 9104
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Black Rock Creek near Mandalay, FL -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Dale Mabry Airport,Tallahassee, FL
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Lost control in bad weather and crashed into a salt marsh.

Sources:

https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/245074611/

Revision history:

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06-Oct-2025 16:11 Cobar Added

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