Accident Republic RC-3 Seabee N6506K,
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Date:Friday 11 July 1952
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic RC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Republic RC-3 Seabee
Owner/operator:Isle Royal Air Service Co
Registration: N6506K
MSN: 772
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Aircraft missing
Location:Lake Superior, MI -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Isle Royal, MI
Destination airport:Houghton, MI
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Missing while flying in foggy onditions. Last contact 10 minutes after take-off.

Don Terto (Hancock, MI)
John J. Nordman (from "near Ann Arbor")
Lillian Seitz, 61 (Ypsilanti)
Clara Powell (Flat Rock, MI)

Sources:

Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 15 July 1952, p12

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Jan-2018 17:42 TB Added
18-Mar-2020 19:58 kolibriforensics Updated [Narrative]
02-Aug-2020 12:14 A.J.Scholten Updated [Registration, Cn]
10-Nov-2021 11:49 Cobar Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]

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