Accident Beechcraft A35 Bonanza N784B,
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Date:Wednesday 27 May 1959
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE35 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft A35 Bonanza
Owner/operator:private
Registration: N784B
MSN: D-1794
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:ca 25 mi NW of West Palm Beach, FL -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Key West, FL (07:40)
Destination airport:Orangeburg, SC
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Disintegrated and fell into swamp of the Everglades. Pilot R.S. McCants, Jr (34), gen.manager of a feed comp., Orangeburg, SC. Registration not confirmed.

Note: Bonanza A35 (D-1794); Southland Prevision Co, Orangeburg, SC/Key West, FL; canx 23 JUL 1959

Sources:

The Evening Independent 28 May 1959, p2A

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Nov-2017 20:51 TB Added
11-Nov-2017 20:49 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
03-Feb-2021 17:01 TB Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
04-Apr-2021 11:25 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Narrative]

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