Wirestrike Accident Piper PA-24-250 Comanche N6446P,
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Date:Thursday 3 November 1960
Time:18:20
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA24 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-24-250 Comanche
Owner/operator:private
Registration: N6446P
MSN: 24-1560
Year of manufacture:1959
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:San Bernardino Freeway, Ontario, CA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Orange County Airport, CA
Destination airport:Palm Springs, CA
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Lost control in a severe rainstorm, crashed and exploded on a highway. Four cars struck and one occupant killed and other occupants injured.

Sources:

The Victoria Advocat 4 November 1960, p1
San Bernardino Sun 16 December 1960, p23
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SBS19601105.1.13&srpos=12&e=03-11-1960-31-12-1962--en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-Yeakel-------

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Aug-2014 19:27 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
13-Aug-2014 19:32 TB Updated [Narrative]
26-Sep-2014 15:05 TB Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
06-Feb-2021 16:42 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source]
25-May-2021 18:10 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative]
10-May-2022 11:58 Cobar Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Phase]
07-Apr-2024 11:48 Cobar Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]

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