Accident Piper PA-24-180 Comanche N5740P,
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Date:Friday 19 February 1960
Time:13:04
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA24 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-24-180 Comanche
Owner/operator:Klamath Aircraft Service
Registration: N5740P
MSN: 24-815
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Alturas Airport, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Alturas Airport, CA
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Stalled on take off, crashed and caught fire

Sources:

https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=MCR19600225.1.1&e=01-01-1960-01-07-1960--en--20--1--txt-txIN-Piper+comanche-------1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-May-2022 19:00 Cobar Added
18-Mar-2024 16:54 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator]

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