Accident Cessna 140 NC72274,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 316260
 
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Date:Monday 17 October 1949
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C140 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 140
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: NC72274
MSN: 9451
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Aircraft missing
Location:Pacific Ocean off Malibu, CA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:San Diego, CA
Destination airport:Santa Barbara, CA
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Missing while flying in bad weather, a wheel of the aircraft washed ashore in Malibu May 1950.

Sources:

https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DNLA19500506.1.2&srpos=558&e=10-02-1950-31-12-1950--en--20--541-byDA-txt-txIN-Plane+crash-------

Revision history:

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