Incident Piper L-18C Super Cub R-63,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 66223
 
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Date:Saturday 14 August 1954
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA18 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper L-18C Super Cub
Owner/operator:Basisvlucht Leeuwarden Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu)
Registration: R-63
MSN: 18-2074
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Huisduiner Polder near Den Helder, Noord-Holland -   Netherlands
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Leeuwarden AFB
Destination airport:Vlieland
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Emergency landing due to an engine failure.
Ex-USAF 52-2474: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 14.8.54

Sources:

1. https://www.pipercubforum.com/dutch18.htm
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1952.html
Trouw
16-08-1954

Media:

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Feb-2011 14:50 rvargast17 Updated [Cn]
04-Jun-2014 01:37 Dr. John Smith Updated [Other fatalities, Country, Source, Narrative]
23-Apr-2019 15:30 Cobar Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
07-Dec-2020 15:19 Cobar Updated [Operator]
20-Dec-2020 08:34 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type]
17-Jun-2022 12:01 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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