Accident Cessna 140 N....,
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Date:Saturday 7 February 1959
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C140 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 140
Owner/operator:private
Registration: N....
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Half Moon Bay, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Half Moon Bay, CA
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Flipped on ist back at about 150 ft altitude and fell like a stone after it was caught in the prop wash of a Pan Am DC-7 airliner. Pilot (46).

Sources:

San Bernardino Sun 8 February 1959, p51
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=OT19590208.1.1&srpos=378&e=31-12-1958-31-12-1959--en--20--361-byDA-txt-txIN-Plane+crash-------

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Nov-2017 15:09 TB Added
22-Feb-2024 10:48 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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