Incident Beechcraft 18 N....,
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Date:Tuesday 3 March 1959
Time:15:15 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE18 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft 18
Owner/operator:FAA
Registration: N....
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:85 km WNW of Mendoza -   Argentina
Phase: En route
Nature:Survey
Departure airport:Ezeiza (EZE), BA
Destination airport:Santiago de Chile
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Forced landing in mountains after engine failure on demarcations flight. Pilot Arden Dixon. Type reported as "Beechcraft".

Sources:

El Litoral 4 March 1959, p1
La Nacion 4 March 1959, p20

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Mar-2015 21:27 TB Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
09-Feb-2017 18:24 TB Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]
22-Oct-2017 16:54 TB Updated [Nature]
24-Oct-2017 07:25 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]

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