ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170994
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| Date: | Monday 4 February 1963 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Howard DGA-15P |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N58856 |
| MSN: | 998 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Yukon, BC -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Whitehorse, Yukon Territory(11:15) |
| Fort Saint John, BC | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Right wing clipped a top of a tall tree in mountains and crashed from 850 meters when off couse while flying in fog and snow. Occupants Ralph Flores (41) and Helen Klaben (21) survived and rescued after seven weeks.
Sources:
Passauer Neue Presse 27 March 1963, p3
The Leader-Post 12 February 1963, p12
Ralph Flores
http://masterwoodsman.com/2013/50-year-tale-of-survival/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Nov-2014 19:35 | TB | Added |
| 26-Dec-2017 17:58 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Dec-2017 18:00 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 18-Jun-2021 18:55 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2023 18:24 | ralphfloresjr | Updated [[Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]] |
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