Mid-air collision Accident Beechcraft C35 Bonanza N1839D,
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Date:Tuesday 15 December 1959
Time:15:20
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE35 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft C35 Bonanza
Owner/operator:private
Registration: N1839D
MSN: D-3109
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:4 mi S of Cheyenne Airport, WY -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Dickinson, ND
Destination airport:Denver, CO
Investigating agency: CAB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Collided with USAF North American F-86L Sabre 53-662 at 2850ft and crashed out of control.Pilot (37).

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: CAB
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 8 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsrecoursegroup.org/f86-sabre.html
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 16 December 1959, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-May-2010 02:01 TB Added
21-Apr-2013 08:45 SevenSeas Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative]
21-Apr-2013 19:06 harro Updated [Damage]
18-Sep-2014 19:12 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative]
09-Nov-2017 19:09 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]
04-Apr-2021 16:34 TB Updated [Cn, Operator, Source]
27-Dec-2021 14:42 Cobar Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]

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