Plane crashes upside down

Date: Oct. 18 1972 | Identifier: 741.45.f
A Montreal Canada couple tried to crash land their single engine aircraft this afternoon when it turned over. The couple, Robert Martin Lessard and his wife Regina saw that they were going to crash land, so they put on motorbike helmets that they had in the plane. The cause was said by Lessard to have been low oil pressure. The crash took place about six miles south of the Pitt-Greenville Airport. more...
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Description
A Montreal Canada couple tried to crash land their single engine aircraft this afternoon when it turned over. The couple, Robert Martin Lessard and his wife Regina saw that they were going to crash land, so they put on motorbike helmets that they had in the plane. The cause was said by Lessard to have been low oil pressure. The crash took place about six miles south of the Pitt-Greenville Airport.
Creator(s)
Forrest, J. Thomas
Contributor(s)
Daily Reflector (Greenville, N.C.)
Date
October 18, 1972
Call Number
741.45.f
Additional Resources
Collection(s)
The Daily Reflector Image Collection
Transportation
- Air

Subject(s)
Aircraft accidents--North Carolina--Greenville
Airplanes--North Carolina--Greenville
Luggage--North Carolina--Greenville

Finding Aid
Daily Reflector Negative Collection
Location (spatial)
United States--North Carolina--Pitt County (N.C.)--Greenville (N.C.)
Type
still image
Medium
photographs
Rights Note
Copyright held by Joyner Library. Permission to reuse this work is granted for all non-commercial purposes.
Rights Statement
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Persistent URL
http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/15208

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