Accident Piper PA-16 Clipper N5608H,
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Date:Monday 17 October 1949
Time:
Type:Piper PA-16 Clipper
Owner/operator:Cape Cod Flying Service
Registration: N5608H
MSN: 16-218
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Off Provincetown, MA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger
Departure airport:Boston, MA
Destination airport:Provincetown, MA
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Emergency landing in the sea due to an engine failure and sank. Occupants died before a Coast Guard vessel could safe them.

Sources:

La Vigie marocaine 19 October 1949
https://newenglandaviationhistory.com/off-provincetown-ma-october-17-1949/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Aug-2020 20:37 TB Added
09-Jan-2022 14:56 Cobar Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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