Accident Republic RC-3 Seabee NC6536K,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214228
 
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Date:Thursday 10 July 1947
Time:19:04
Type:Silhouette image of generic RC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Republic RC-3 Seabee
Owner/operator:private
Registration: NC6536K
MSN: 802
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Frankford Ave, Philadelphia, NY -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Northeast Airport, Philadelphia, PA
Destination airport:Dupont Field, Wilmington, DE
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Seaplane crashed while trying emergency landing in a city street out of fuel. Pilot (40) and a passenger died.

Sources:

Noticias de hoy 12 July 1947, p6/15 July 1947, p12 (photo)
Youngstown Vindicator 11 July 1947, p7
https://www.newspapers.com/image/174067381/?fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjE3NDA2NzM4MSwiaWF0IjoxNjgyNTIyOTU0LCJleHAiOjE2ODI2MDkzNTR9.gZvRAW_uE_ACbL7ZB4v4-dFbLG9MBqje-GQDMzDYyOg

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Aug-2018 15:58 TB Added
08-Aug-2018 16:24 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source]
07-Jul-2019 15:57 TB Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Source, Narrative]
02-Aug-2020 12:12 A.J.Scholten Updated [Cn]

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