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Date: | Saturday 15 July 1961 |
Time: | 10:15 |
Type: | Piper J-3 Cub |
Owner/operator: | private |
Registration: | N.... |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Pearland Airport, TX -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | Pearland Airport, TX |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Light plane crashed, lost control at 100ft and crashed. Veteran cropduster pilot/instructor Ralph Parkman (57, owner of a crop dusting service, Houston, TX) killed and student pilot (44) critical injured.
Note: Piper J3C-65 (cn19707) N6520H; Texas Dusting and Spraying Co, Houston, TX; canx 14 JAN 1977
Sources:
The Victoria Advocat 16 July 1961, p5A
https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1255404/m1/1/?q=Pearland%20date:1961-1961 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
30-May-2021 14:45 |
TB |
Added |
22-Apr-2024 06:41 |
Cobar |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |