Incident Cessna 172A N....,
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Date:Saturday 25 July 1959
Time:morning
Type:Silhouette image of generic C172 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 172A
Owner/operator:private
Registration: N....
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Guanabo/Havana -   Cuba
Phase: Take off
Nature:Illegal Flight
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Small airplane (two-seater*) shot down by Police patrol while taking-off from road. Crashed and caught fire. Pilot Rafael Del Pino injured. **wreckage identified as an early Cessna 172A.

Sources:

El Litoral 25 July 1959, p1*
Madera Tribune 28 July 1959, p1
Youngstown Vindicator 26 July 1959, p10A (photo)**

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
31-Mar-2015 18:35 TB Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
14-Nov-2017 20:59 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]
30-Nov-2017 19:22 TB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative]
01-Nov-2019 17:17 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
04-Jan-2020 20:42 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]

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