Incident Grumman G-44 Widgeon (J4F-1) NC91039,
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Date:Sunday 24 August 1947
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic G44 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman G-44 Widgeon (J4F-1)
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: NC91039
MSN: 1268
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Old River near Brentwood, Contra Costa, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Oakland, CA
Destination airport:Old River, Brentwood, CA
Narrative:
Lost control in a downdraught hitting the water hard and puncturing the hull, the aircraft sank.

Sources:

https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=OT19470825.1.1&srpos=1813&e=01-01-1947-31-12-1947--en--20--1801-byDA-txt-txIN-Plane+crash-------
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=OT19470825.1.13&e=25-08-1947-31-12-1947--en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-Arnaud-------

Revision history:

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