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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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Pilot D. W. Hardesty's Fairchild PT-19 plane crashed on a sandbank near Lytton, B.C., after spark plug failure during landing, but he survived unharmed. The incident occurred last night en route from Portland to Anchorage.
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LYTTON, B.C., (AP)—A near-perfect landing turned into a spectacular plane crash on the banks of the Fraser River near here, 170 miles from Vancouver, but it probably saved the life of D. W. Hardesty of Anchorage, nevertheless.
Two spark plugs of Hardesty's Fairchild PT-19 failed last night.
He headed for a sandbank beside the river and had almost completed touchdown when one of the wheels hit a rock which ripped the undercarriage and one wing.
RCMP Constable B. Giberson said it would have been a near-perfect landing if Hardesty had been able to run another 10 feet.
The constable said the crippled aircraft will be trucked to Vancouver for repairs.
Hardesty, who has recorded 2,200 hours flying time, recently bought the plane in Portland, Ore. and was on his way to Anchorage.
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Banks Of The Fraser River Near Lytton, B.C.
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Two spark plugs failed on Hardesty's Fairchild PT-19 during flight from Portland to Anchorage. He attempted landing on a sandbank beside the Fraser River, nearly succeeding until a rock hit the wheel, ripping the undercarriage and one wing. Constable Giberson noted it would have been perfect if 10 more feet. Hardesty survived; plane to be trucked to Vancouver for repairs.