Accident Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser NC4056M,
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Date:Thursday 5 June 1947
Time:15:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA12 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser
Owner/operator:A M Kubancek
Registration: NC4056M
MSN: 12-2938
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Pittsburgh, PA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Buck’s Seaplane Base, Pittsburgh, PA
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Seaplane stalled and crashed against houses. Pilot, his wife and one passenger.

Sources:

El Litoral 6 June 1947, p1
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19470606&id=NfdPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IVUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5020,6735858

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Feb-2015 18:05 TB Added
07-Aug-2018 20:11 TB Updated [Date, Narrative]
05-Jan-2022 15:00 Cobar Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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