Incident Cessna 170B N2437D,
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Date:Wednesday 16 July 1958
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C170 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 170B
Owner/operator:private
Registration: N2437D
MSN: 20589
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:off Fort Lauderdale, FL -   United States of America
Phase:
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Fort Lauderdale, FL
Destination airport:Bimini, Bahamas
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Ditched. Pilot "Francis Valentine Ropkin, Miami, FL", rescued by fishing boat.

Sources:

St. Petersburg Times 17 July 1958, p12A

Revision history:

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