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| Date: | Friday 27 October 1950 |
| Time: | 02:05 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft T-7C Navigator |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 43-33428 |
| MSN: | 5763 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lake Ponchartrain 1 mi N of New Orleans, LA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | New Orleans, LA |
| Craig Field, Selma, AL |
Lost control and crashed into Lake Pontchartrain in heavy fog.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Malaya Tribune 28 October 1950, p8
https://books.google.nl/books?id=_CtJAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=pontchartrain+plane&article_id=5092,4174947&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwji87bVg4yMAxWh8LsIHc08DrgQ6AF6BAgEEAM#v=onepage&q=pontchartrain%20plane&f=false
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Apr-2019 20:31 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Mar-2025 12:07 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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