Mid-air collision Accident Piper Cub NC17870,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 114946
 
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Date:Saturday 9 December 1939
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic J3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper Cub
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: NC17870
MSN: 1304
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Curtis-Steinberg Airport, East St Louis, IL -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Mid-air collision with USAAC PT-13, 36-13

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp n

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Jan-2012 16:36 angels one five Updated [Operator, Nature]
15-Sep-2021 21:29 Cobar Updated [Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative]
21-Nov-2022 20:06 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport]

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