Accident Beechcraft D17S Staggerwing NC20751,
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Date:Sunday 4 February 1940
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE17 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft D17S Staggerwing
Owner/operator:private
Registration: NC20751
MSN: 288
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Hammond, LA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Fort Worth, TX
Destination airport:New Orleans, LA
Narrative:
Yellow five passenger Beechcraft lost in fog, crashed and burnt. Owner Mrs Elisabeth McSweeney Powel.

Sources:

San Bernardino Sun 5 February 1940, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Feb-2021 17:09 TB Added
16-Sep-2021 13:37 Cobar Updated [Departure airport]

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