Accident Beechcraft D18S N80026,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214428
 
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Date:Tuesday 25 October 1949
Time:18:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE18 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft D18S
Owner/operator:American Totalisator Company
Registration: N80026
MSN: A-86
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Port Deposit, MD -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:New York La Guardia, NY
Destination airport:Baltimore, MD
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Twin-engined airplane crashed in a wooded hill in darkness and light rain. Pilot, co-pilot, Millionaire Harry L. Straus (53) and a second passenger.

Sources:

Toledo Blade 26 October 1949, p1
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=80026

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Aug-2018 17:22 TB Added
09-Jan-2022 15:08 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source]
21-Jun-2023 11:44 Cobar Updated [[Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source]]

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