Incident Piper L-18 C Super Cub R-78,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 66217
 
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Date:Saturday 9 November 1957
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA18 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper L-18 C Super Cub
Owner/operator:299 Sqn Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu)
Registration: R-78
MSN: 18-2064
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Huissese Polder near Arnhem, Gelderland -   Netherlands
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Deelen
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
EX-USAF 54-2464 (MSN 18-2064) to KLu as R-78. Written off (Damaged Beyond Repair) November 9, 1957 in an accidnet in the Netherlands.
Emergency landing in a field due to an engine failure,hit a fence on landing and nosed over.

Sources:

1. https://www.pipercubforum.com/dutch18.htm
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1952.html
Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
11-11-1957

Media:

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Feb-2011 14:04 rvargast17 Updated [Cn]
13-May-2017 01:52 Dr.John Smith Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Country, Source, Narrative]
02-May-2019 08:28 Cobar Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
02-May-2019 08:29 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type]
08-Dec-2020 12:00 Cobar Updated [Operator]
20-Dec-2020 08:33 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type]
16-Jun-2022 07:25 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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