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| Date: | Monday 10 January 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 150J |
| Owner/operator: | Airtaix Aviation |
| Registration: | N60135 |
| MSN: | 15070097 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gulf of Mexico, off New Orleans, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | New Orleans, LA (MSY/KMSY) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off January 10 1972 when went missing on a local flight from New Orleans, LA. Damage to aircraft and injury to the 52 year-old pilot presumed, as no trace of the aircraft or pilot was ever found. Possible that the Cessna ditched and sank into the Gulf of Mexico.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=63032&key=0
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Jun-2014 06:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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