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Date: | Saturday 7 August 1948 |
Time: | |
Type: | Cessna 140 |
Owner/operator: | private |
Registration: | NC89172 |
MSN: | 8186 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Chip Lake, AB -
Canada
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Edmonton, AB |
Destination airport: | Grande Prarie, AB |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Off his course, crash-landed and overturned in the bush after ran out of fuel. Pilot Dr V.B. Murray (61) found by a trapper after 17 days.
Sources:
The Nome Nugget 25 August 1948, p6
Evening Star 11 August 1948, pA2
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
23-Feb-2021 20:25 |
TB |
Added |
24-Feb-2021 09:07 |
TB |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, Source] |