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| Date: | Wednesday 30 June 1954 |
| Time: | 18:15 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft D18 |
| Owner/operator: | R.W. Blackwood (pilot), Bill Lyles (co-pilot) |
| Registration: | N16220 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Clanton, AL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Clanton, AL |
| Clanton, AL | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Go around after bouncing on landing, stalled after a steep climb crashed and caught fire.
Flaps not properly adjusted after attempted landing aborted and engines throttled up. Plane went into stepp climb, stalled, and flipped forward into nosedive position.
Sources:
https://www.clantonadvertiser.com/2014/03/31/60th-anniversary-of-tragic-blackwood-brothers-plane-crash-nears/3/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jan-2022 13:49 | Cobar | Added |
| 31-Jan-2022 16:16 | Cobar | Updated [Time] |
| 31-May-2024 05:49 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Operator, Narrative] |
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