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| Date: | Monday 20 April 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 195 (LC-126) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Aviation |
| Registration: | 51-6962 |
| MSN: | 7805 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 26 km NE of Gainesville, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Camp Polk, LA |
| Fort Still, OK |
Collided with Navy SNB. Navy plane (Pilot and co-pilot*) landed safely.
Sources:
http://www.armyaircrews.com/fixed.html
El Litoral 21 April 1953, p1
Diário de Lisboa 21 April 19crash53, p12*
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 30-Jul-2014 15:54 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jan-2015 20:44 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 18-Jun-2017 16:13 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-May-2021 13:36 | A.J.Scholten | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 07-Dec-2021 20:45 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 07-Dec-2021 20:59 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
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