Accident Taylorcraft BL-65 NC24000,
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Date:Wednesday 12 May 1943
Time:15:45
Type:Silhouette image of generic TAYB model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Taylorcraft BL-65
Owner/operator:Palmetto Air School
Registration: NC24000
MSN: 1535
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:8 miles N-NW of Blairsville, GA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Greenville, SC
Destination airport:Chattanooga, TN
Narrative:
Emergency landing in a field after running out of fuel, made a steep climb after overshooting the field, lost control after the engine failed and crashed

Sources:

https://books.google.nl/books?id=SN3pjjyw9e8C&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=Kirksville&f=false

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