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| Date: | Saturday 28 July 1962 |
| Time: | 09:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 175 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N8149T |
| MSN: | 17556849 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 2 mi W of Carrollton, GA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Jackson, MS (05:30) |
| Greenville, SC | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Spatial disorientation when flew into severe thunderstorm and nose dived into terraced field. The rented single-engine Cessna 175 was green and ivory in color. Pilot Fred L. McAlister Jr. (28), Jackson, MS, and family.
Sources:
Lakeland Ledger 29 July 1962, p6A
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Aug-2009 11:36 | mmike956 | Added |
| 24-Jan-2015 15:40 | mmike956 | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 27-May-2017 15:43 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-May-2021 17:43 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-May-2021 18:31 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Mar-2022 07:09 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 03-Mar-2022 07:10 | harro | Updated [Registration, ] |
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