Accident Piper PA-22 Tri Pacer N….,
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Date:Wednesday 6 March 1957
Time:19:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA22 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-22 Tri Pacer
Owner/operator:Turner Aviation Corporation
Registration: N….
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:near Grant Park, Kankakee County, IL -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:Terre Haute Airport, IN
Destination airport:Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW/KMDW)
Narrative:
A chartered Piper P-22 Tri Pacer aircraft of Turner Aviation Corporation crashed near Grant Park in Kankakee County, Illinois after reportedly being "upside down". One of the four individuals aboard were killed and the remaining were treated for their injuries.

Sources:

https://www.newspapers.com/image/372221830
https://www.newspapers.com/image/359324362
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SBS19570307.1.2&srpos=42&e=01-03-1957-10-03-1957--en--20--41--txt-txIN-plane+crash-------
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ca-court-of-appeal/1816433.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Aug-2023 06:17 hmmptwizzle Added
09-Aug-2023 11:37 Anon. Updated
17-Nov-2023 10:47 Cobar Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Departure airport, Source, Plane category]
17-Nov-2023 10:47 harro Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative]
17-Nov-2023 10:49 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type, Phase]

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