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Date: | Sunday 13 April 1947 |
Time: | c 12:10 |
Type: | North American NA-145 Navion |
Owner/operator: | Tom R Norris |
Registration: | NC8707H |
MSN: | NAV-4-707 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Ada, OK -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Hot Springs, AR |
Destination airport: | Ada, OK |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The right wing exploded when the gear was lowered igniting air-fuel mixture in the wing and crashed out of control. Norris Cotton Oil Mills, North Texas. Frank Norris (38).
Sources:
The Victoria Advocat 14 April 1947, p1
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33299 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
12-Feb-2021 16:35 |
TB |
Added |
22-Feb-2021 21:42 |
TB |
Updated [Narrative] |
22-Dec-2021 16:56 |
Cobar |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |