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Article: Plane crash probe focuses on tails One aircraft was sucked into the other, investigators say
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- March 19, 1997
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A plane crash that killed four men in Manitowoc County was caused
when one plane was sucked into the other and brushed across the tail
section, investigators said Tuesday.
Paint transfers were found all over the tail sections of both
aircraft, said David Bowling, lead investigator for the National
Transportation Safety Board.
A refurbished DC-3 and a Beechcraft Bonanza collided in midair
Saturday afternoon during a picture-taking mission. The DC-3 was on
a test flight and was scheduled to be delivered this week to the
African nation of Mali.
"The Bonanza did approach the DC-3 from the left and brushed
across the tail. What we're finding is that certain parts of both
airplanes came off in ...