Accident Cessna 172 N8525B,
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Date:Saturday 25 April 1959
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C172 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 172
Owner/operator:Valley Pilots Flying Club
Registration: N8525B
MSN: 36225
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Feather River 30 miles NE of Oroville, CA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Napa, CA
Destination airport:Reno, NV
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Disappeared. Search was given up 3 May 1959, crashed in a severe thunder storm 50 miles of course. Wreck discovered September 28 1966

Sources:

Healsburg Tribune 7 May 1959, p3
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=NVR19660929.1.1&srpos=13&e=25-04-1959-31-12-2023--en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-“Robert+Remell”-------

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Nov-2017 21:22 TB Added
29-Feb-2024 11:25 Cobar Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]

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