Accident Piper PA-22-150 Tri-Pacer N2934P,
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Date:Sunday 10 April 1960
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA22 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-22-150 Tri-Pacer
Owner/operator:Hobart Aero Service
Registration: N2934P
MSN: 22-3203
Year of manufacture:1955
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Knox, IN -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Hobart, IN
Destination airport:Starke County Airport, Knox, IN
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Lost control in a turn and crashed into a hill after running out of fuel.Eight killed and three injured in crashes of light planes this day.

Sources:

Sarasota Journal 11 April 1960, p13 n
https://www.newspapers.com/image/106061817/?fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjEwNjA2MTgxNywiaWF0IjoxNzExMTE1MzQwLCJleHAiOjE3MTEyMDE3NDB9.-VR-BPRYjJwuSiatmPdKIz8O3IS8q_kHuSUIiAR0qoc

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Jan-2016 23:18 JINX Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative]
13-Jun-2017 13:58 TB Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]
13-Jun-2017 14:09 TB Updated [Narrative]
22-Mar-2024 14:44 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
22-Mar-2024 14:53 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type]

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