Incident Cessna 140 N72696,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 347827
 
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Date:Sunday 30 December 1956
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C140 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 140
Owner/operator:Acme Aircraft
Registration: N72696
MSN: 9872
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Palm Springs Oasis, CA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Torrance, CA
Destination airport:Palm Springs, CA
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Emergency landing due to a frozen carburetor, hit a mobile home and crashed.

Sources:

https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DS19561231.2.19&e=23-10-1956-31-12-1957--en--20--521-byDA-txt-txIN-Plane+crash-------

Revision history:

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13-Nov-2023 14:00 Cobar Added

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