Accident Piper PA-18 Super Cub N....,
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Date:Friday 19 February 1960
Time:11:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA18 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-18 Super Cub
Owner/operator:private
Registration: N....
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Cape Lisburne, AK -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Kotzebue, AK
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Hit an ice pressure ridge while attempting to land on an ice floe. Ice floe drifted out to the ocean and the bodies were never recovered.

Sources:

The Victoria Advocat 23 February 1960, p12

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-May-2021 17:46 TB Added
06-May-2022 21:37 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type, Phase]

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