Accident Boeing 100 Special N247K,
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Date:Sunday 22 April 1956
Time:
Type:Boeing 100 Special
Owner/operator:Tecon Corporation
Registration: N247K
MSN: 1094
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Richardson near Dallas, TX -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Highland Park Airport, TX
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed when wing broke off during stunt flight. Pilot Robert L. Hallbeck. This airplane from 1929 was built for Howard Hughes to use in movies.

Sources:

Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 23 April 1956, p10

Media:

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Jan-2018 17:21 TB Added
25-Jan-2022 17:24 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code]

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