Accident Vultee BT-13A N58253, Saturday 29 May 1954
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Date:Saturday 29 May 1954
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic VALI model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vultee BT-13A
Owner/operator:Atkinson Aircraft Spraying Service
Registration: N58253
MSN: 7258
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Near Lake Hamilton, FL -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Agricultural
Departure airport:Winter Haven, FL
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crash landed in a field after an engine fire while crop dusting.

Sources:

https://books.google.nl/books?id=jJkcAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA16&dq=Plane+crash&article_id=3953,5357157&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwinxJTU9M6QAxUL_rsIHRhVKUQ4jAEQ6AF6BAgOEAM#v=onepage&q=Plane%20crash&f=false

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