Mid-air collision Accident Luscombe 8A N45546,
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Date:Wednesday 29 October 1958
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic L8 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Luscombe 8A
Owner/operator:private
Registration: N45546
MSN: 2073
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Sun Valley near Los Angeles, CA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Two single engined airplane collided over San Fernando Valley. Pilot (39).

Sources:

Passauer Neue Presse 1 November 1958, p3
Youngstown Vindicator 30 October 1958, p1
https://tessa.lapl.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/photos/id/56617/rec/2

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Nov-2014 15:28 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
10-Dec-2017 22:01 TB Updated [Date, Source, Narrative]
20-Apr-2022 15:59 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Phase, Source]
20-Apr-2022 16:04 Cobar Updated [Location]

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