ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 346214
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| Date: | Friday 13 August 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Stearman C3B |
| Owner/operator: | Atwood Crop Dusters |
| Registration: | N….. |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Near Watsonville, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Watsonville, CA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Emergency landing after an engine failure, hit a fence and nosed over. The pilot was unharmed but died a couple of minutes later after inhaling the toxic fumes of the chemicals he was spraying.
Sources:
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCS19540813.1.1&srpos=1447&e=01-01-1954-31-12-1954--en--20--1441-byDA-txt-txIN-Plane+crash-------
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2023 13:20 | Cobar | Added |
| 03-Oct-2023 13:22 | Cobar | Updated |
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