Accident Piper J-5A Cub Cruiser NC38050,
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Date:Friday 14 November 1941
Time:14:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic J5 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper J-5A Cub Cruiser
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: NC38050
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Near Charlotte, MI -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Battle Creek Airport, MI
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Hit power lines at 50ft, while performing aerobatics over a traveling train, and crashed.

Sources:

https://books.google.nl/books?id=2lDgCH0gzbcC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=Essington&f=false

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