Accident Piper PA-23-250 Aztec N4596P,
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Date:Tuesday 29 November 1960
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA27 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-23-250 Aztec
Owner/operator:Wurlitzer Co
Registration: N4596P
MSN: 27-106
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Lake Michigan, IL -   United States of America
Phase:
Nature:Executive
Departure airport:Meigs Field, Chicago, IL
Destination airport:De Kalb, IL
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Two-engine private plane crashed in Lake Michigan after attempted a return after take-off. Pilot made a unsuccessful pass over the field, swung back over the lake and disappeared.

Sources:

Youngstown Vindicator 30 November 1960, p10

Revision history:

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