Accident Aero Commander 500B N204SB,
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Date:Wednesday 18 April 1962
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic AC50 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Aero Commander 500B
Owner/operator:Shedd-Brown Inc
Registration: N204SB
MSN: 500B-1046-43
Year of manufacture:1961
Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:10 mi from La Ceiba -   Honduras
Phase: En route
Nature:Executive
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Guanaja
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Private plane found crashed in a mountainous area after three days. Six American occupants Executive Vice-president of a Minneapolis Company H. Plymouth Shedd, wife and two other couples.

Sources:

Youngstown Vindicator 21 April 1962, p1
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 21 April 1962, p18

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-May-2021 14:14 TB Added
05-May-2021 14:45 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative]
12-Dec-2021 20:32 TB Updated [Date, Destination airport]

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