Mid-air collision Accident Beechcraft SNB (C-45) ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 178473
 
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Date:Sunday 11 August 1946
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE18 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft SNB (C-45)
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:3 mi SW of Huntington, WV -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS Anacostia, DC
Destination airport:Cincinnati, OH
Narrative:
The "twin-engine Navy Beechcraft" crashed on the West Virginia side of the Ohio River after collided with a civil Aeronca training aircraft over Chesapeake (Ohio) Airport, OH.

Sources:

The Evening Star 12 August 1946, pB
AAIR (SNB 39958 and 39944 in error)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Aug-2015 10:36 TB Added
15-Aug-2015 15:49 TB Updated [Aircraft type]
27-Nov-2015 12:08 TB Updated [Aircraft type]
27-Nov-2015 12:09 TB Updated [Aircraft type]
29-Nov-2020 20:16 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative]
25-Sep-2022 17:53 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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