ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200840
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| Date: | Sunday 12 July 1959 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Beechcraft D18S |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N286K |
| MSN: | A-130 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Ignacio, CO -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Durango Airport, CO |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Two-engined Beechcraft crashed into a mountain shortly after take-off. Chicago Industrialist Kenneth B. Ross, a woman and three children. Burning airplane caused intense forest fire.
Sources:
The Bulletin 13 July 1959, p8 (via 14 July)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Nov-2017 18:51 | TB | Added |
| 04-Apr-2021 11:50 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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