Accident Vultee BT-13A N57226,
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Date:Wednesday 7 March 1962
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic VALI model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vultee BT-13A
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N57226
MSN: 3039
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:San Francisquito, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Whiteman Airport, CA
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Lost control in a steep turn, hit power lines and crashed.

Sources:

https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/photos/id/61774/rec/374
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/333292422/

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