ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229053
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| Date: | Sunday 18 June 1933 |
| Time: | 19:15 |
| Type: | Stearman C-3MB |
| Owner/operator: | H.Sweet |
| Registration: | NC6488 |
| MSN: | 185 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Big Bear Lake, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into 28 feet of water. When single-motored plane was salvaged and bodies of three persons recovered.
Director Harry Sweet {Drowned}; actress Vera Williams aka Claduette Ford and writer Howard Davitt {Skull fractures]
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Sweet
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1970&dat=19330619&id=ALgxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TuQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5145,4499742
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/50532500/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Sep-2019 07:03 | nIEMANN | Added |
| 01-Mar-2020 09:04 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location] |
| 29-Jun-2020 16:30 | Sergey L. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 25-May-2021 10:47 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage] |
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