Accident Lockheed Vega 5C NC959Y,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 26036
 
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Date:Tuesday 29 September 1936
Time:
Type:Lockheed Vega 5C
Owner/operator:Blue Bird Air Service
Registration: NC959Y
MSN: 170
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Naperville, IL -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Chicago Municipal Airport, IL
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Lost control at 100ft while filming a train, the Steamliner “Zephyr”.Crashed in a field and caught fire

Sources:

http://airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_N38.html
https://www.gastearsivi.com/en/gazete/evening_star/1936-09-30/4

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
23-Jan-2021 19:58 Sergey L. Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative]
19-Mar-2021 18:37 TB Updated [Aircraft type]
13-Aug-2021 14:37 Cobar Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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