ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170909
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| Date: | Saturday 15 September 1951 |
| Time: | 14:40 |
| Type: | Timm N2T-1 Tutor |
| Owner/operator: | Rocky Mountains Air Shows Inc |
| Registration: | N56308 |
| MSN: | 297 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 19 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Flagler, CO -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Federal heights,Denver, CO |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Low-winged monoplane crashed into spectators during aerobatics. Pilot Ltn Joseph Norman and nineteen on ground killed, 20 others seriously injured.
Sources:
Passauer Neue Presse 18 September 1951, p1
El Litoral 16 September 1951, p1
https://www.denverpost.com/2011/09/16/colorado-air-show-crash-killed-20-in-1951/
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33424
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2014 15:43 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 14-Jan-2015 17:18 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2015 18:07 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities] |
| 22-Aug-2015 18:11 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Oct-2015 16:40 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 05-Jan-2021 19:55 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 23-Dec-2021 22:38 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source] |
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