ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 247178
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| Date: | Monday 13 May 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 35 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | West Indies Airmotive Inc |
| Registration: | N3977N |
| MSN: | D-727 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Waterwork Estate, Saint Peter -
 Montserrat
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Olveston Airstrip |
| St Kitts | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Caught in a downdraught, hit a tree and crashed on the Waterwork Estate, Belham Valley. Pilot Lewis W Magruder died in the crash. Olveston airstrip was the first on Montserrat and became private when Blackburn Airport opened.
Sources:
1. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/d-1_to-d-999.pdf
2. https://www.montserratspotlight.com/page/2/?p=irww8mcs
3. https://registry.faa.gov
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jan-2021 16:25 | TB | Added |
| 01-May-2022 11:01 | Ron Averes | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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