ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 345655
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| Date: | Tuesday 14 October 1958 |
| Time: | 00:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna L-19A Bird Dog |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Aviation |
| Registration: | 51-5038 |
| MSN: | 21943 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Green Lake, Spicer City, MN -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Wilmar Airport, MN (ILL) |
Crashed due to fuel starvation in dense fog after striking a seagull. Pilot Capt. Richard P. Carey (36) killed. Aircraft recovered August 14th, 2005 and now displayed after restoration in Newburg, Maryland as "Little Puff 51-11976".
Sources:
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=568171fb-0548-4c41-8956-101b5ed8de0b
https://www.wctrib.com/news/ambitious-plan-to-restore-plane-recovered-from-green-lake-hits-a-roadblock
https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/Cessna_O-1.xlsx
https://generalaviationnews.com/2005/09/09/l-19-recovered-from-minnesota-lake/
http://www.armyaircrews.com/fixed.html
https://www.flightaware.com/photos/view/12923741-8e27a4b071efa32edeed34c944fbfd9df7407ad4/user/hofmannnicholas752/sort/votes/page/2 (post-restoration aircraft photo)
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Sep-2023 07:19 | nhofmann54 | Added |
| 18-Sep-2023 19:45 | nhofmann54 | Updated |
| 29-Sep-2023 10:12 | nhofmann54 | Updated |
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