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Crash of a Beechcraft AT-7B Navigator near Fredonia

Date & Time: Jan 20, 1953
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
41-21132
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1147
YOM:
1941
Location:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
An engine failed in flight, forcing the crew to reduce his altitude and attempting an emergency landing. The twin engine aircraft belly landed in a field located nine miles south of Fredonia. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.