Accident Stinson 108 NC....,
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Date:Saturday 20 December 1947
Time:04:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic S108 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Stinson 108
Owner/operator:private
Registration: NC....
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:2 mls SE of Terre Haute-Hulman Field, IN -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Kansas City, MO
Destination airport:Terre Haute-Hulman Field, IN
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Wing hit a hill and crashed in a farm field near the airport after getting lost in fog and running out of fuel.

Sources:

La Nación (Santiago) 21 December 1947, p28
https://newspapers.library.in.gov/?a=d&d=IPT19471220.1.1&srpos=2&e=------194-en-20--1--txt-txIN-terre+haute+plane+crash------
https://www.newspapers.com/image/311203198/?fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjMxMTIwMzE5OCwiaWF0IjoxNjgwODU2NTI0LCJleHAiOjE2ODA5NDI5MjR9.y1xO59ok60LLrWlIbHaAIWc-DRJ7f1vnts0WoM34azs

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