Accident Piper J3L Cub NC27929,
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Date:Saturday 20 November 1943
Time:11:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic J3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper J3L Cub
Owner/operator:Herman C Balderson
Registration: NC27929
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Rappahannock River near Bowler’s Wharf, VA -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Farm near Warsaw, VA
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Nose dived into the river from an altitude of 2000ft and crashed. Pilot and passenger were in a suicide pact.

Sources:

https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33196

Revision history:

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19-Dec-2021 16:55 Cobar Added

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