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Date: | Friday 31 May 1957 |
Time: | |
Type: | Beechcraft E35 Bonanza |
Owner/operator: | private |
Registration: | N7377B |
MSN: | D-3840 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Rosamond Dry Lake near Lancaster, CA -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Bakersfield, CA |
Destination airport: | Palm Springs, CA |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Lost a wing in severe turbulence and crashed, during Air Race after stop at Bakersfield for repairs. Alvin Hewitt, Hayward, CA.
Sources:
Desert Sun 1 June 1957
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
01-Feb-2021 08:44 |
TB |
Added |
02-Apr-2021 17:31 |
TB |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn] |
25-Nov-2023 12:21 |
Cobar |
Updated [Location, Phase, Narrative] |
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