Incident Colonial C-1 Skimmer N249B,
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Date:Wednesday 16 January 1957
Time:
Type:Colonial C-1 Skimmer
Owner/operator:Bemac Co
Registration: N249B
MSN: 9
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:San Francisco Bay near the Dumbarton Bridge, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Training
Departure airport:San Francisco Bay, CA
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Nosed over when the undercarriage was inadvertently lowered, crashed and sank. Both occupants saved by a helicopter.

Sources:

https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=OT19570117.1.6&srpos=4&e=15-01-1957-31-12-1958--en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-Maus-------

Revision history:

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