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Philipsburg, PA Private Plane Crash, Mar 1965
Posted March 11th, 2009 by Stu Beitler
PRIVATE PLANE CRASHES -- KILLING 2 AND INJURING ONE.
Philipsburg, Pa. -- A twin-engined plane, caught in a snowstorm and carrying business executives, crashed and burned at the Mid-State Airport in Philipsburg, Pa.
Pilot JOHN HUNT of Denver and JOHN R. HOPKINS, president of Protecto Wrap Company of Denver, were missing and believed dead. A passenger, HOWARD SCUDDER, 38, vice president of Protecto Wrap, was found several yards from the wreckage. He suffered a broken wrist and head injuries.
The plane, a Lockheed Lodestar propeller-driven craft, had reported trouble shortly before attempting a landing at the central Pennsylvania airport. It crashed into a wooded area about 200 yards short of a runway.
The Federal Aviation Authority reported the airport was "socked in" at the time, with more than 13 inches of snow already on the ground.
The Times Record Troy New York 1965-03-06
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Researched and Transcribed by Stu Beitler. Thank you, Stu!
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