Accident Beechcraft C17B Staggerwing NC15849,
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Date:Sunday 15 November 1936
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE17 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft C17B Staggerwing
Owner/operator:John H. Shobe
Registration: NC15849
MSN: 92
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Syracuse, NY -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:Boston, MA via Syracuse, NY
Destination airport:International Falls, MN
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Took off in light snow and crashed and caught fire 14 minutes later. Female student pilot (16) died. The passenger (45), who chartered the flight, and veteran pilot instructor John H. Shobe died next day.

Sources:

Evening Star 16 November 1936, pB13
The Bismark Tribune 16 November 1936, p1

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