ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 6959
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| Date: | Sunday 31 August 1969 |
| Time: | 21:05 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172H Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Executive Flyers |
| Registration: | N3149X |
| MSN: | 172-55299 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | About 1.5 mi SW of Newton Airport, IA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Midway APT, Chicago, Illinois |
| Des Moines, Iowa | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Cessna was on a passenger flight from Chicago to Des Moines. The flying weather on the route was bad.
At 20:50 the pilot, Glenn Belze, called ATC at Des Moines to advise them that he was in the vicinity of Des Moines but could not see the city owing to the poor visibility. He was then given a radar position by ATC, whereupon he said that he could see the lights of Newton and would land there to refuel.
At about 21:05 a witness to the accident saw the aircraft emerge from the low cloud at about 100 feet above the ground before pulling up into the cloud again. It then reappeared, banking and diving toward the ground. The Cessna struck an oak tree in the middle of a pasture, losing one wing in the impact and bouncing and skidding some 250 feet before coming to rest in a creek bed. There was no fire but the plane was wrecked.
All three occupants were killed in the crash. The passengers were Frankie Farrell and the famous former boxing champion Rocky Marciano.
R.I.P.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://www.boxingmonthly.com/stories/the-death-of-rocky-marciano-an-avoidable-tragedy/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Feb-2020 05:46 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2021 14:47 | Cobar | Updated [Cn, Operator] |
| 20-Sep-2023 08:17 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Cn, Operator]] |
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