Incident Beechcraft B17R NC15489,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 282279
 
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Date:Wednesday 12 February 1936
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE17 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft B17R
Owner/operator:private
Registration: NC15489
MSN: 65
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Acomita, NM -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Amarillo, TX
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Lost control and got in a dive in severe down draughts, losing the fabric of the lower wings. Made a high speed emergency wheels up landing in a field, nosed over several times and crashed. Aircraft less than a week old.

Sources:

https://www.newspapers.com/image/156556636/?fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjE1NjU1NjYzNiwiaWF0IjoxNjYyMDI0MDE4LCJleHAiOjE2NjIxMTA0MTh9.r4vU5lQp4SJ59k2y2IjMr_8UpOEJhlwa-zQLu6CArgQ

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Sep-2022 10:29 Cobar Added
01-Sep-2022 10:31 Cobar Updated [Date]
20-Jun-2023 06:07 TB Updated [[Date]]

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