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Crash of a De Havilland L-20A Beaver off Cubelles: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 22, 1956
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No
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Crew on board:
1
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Pax on board:
4
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Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances into the Mediterranean Sea off Cubelles while on a flight to Barcelona, carrying four passengers and a pilot. As the airplane failed to land in BCN in the evening, SAR operations were conducted and a wheel was found three days later but unfortunately, no trace of the five occupants.