Incident Cessna 140 N72242,
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Date:Monday 17 June 1963
Time:c. 18:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic C140 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 140
Owner/operator:private
Registration: N72242
MSN: 9415
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:2 mi W of Wilmington, OH -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:farm field
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Hit power cable and crashed while trying to land on a farm airstrip. Pilot Wayne T. Hill (50), Xenia, OH, escaped injured.

Sources:

Youngstown Vindicator 18 June 1963, p13

Revision history:

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