Accident Stinson SM-6000B NC11175,
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Date:Saturday 5 September 1936
Time:21:15 LT
Type:Stinson SM-6000B
Owner/operator:Pittsburgh Skyways Inc.
Registration: NC11175
MSN: 5025
Fatalities:Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 11
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Buttermilk Hollow, PA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:Allegheny County Airport, PA
Destination airport:local
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Engines lost power when fuel selector valve was inadvertendly switched off by passenger during local night sightseeing flight.

Sources:

https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-stinson-sm-6000b-pittsburgh-10-killed

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Jun-2012 09:59 TB Added
21-Jan-2021 18:41 Sergey L. Updated [Source]
12-Aug-2021 17:57 Cobar Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport]

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