1947 Oregon Beechcraft Bonanza crash
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A Beech 35 similar to the accident aircraft
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| Accident summary | |
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| Date | October 28, 1947 |
| Summary | CFIT, hit mountainside in bad weather |
| Site | southwest of Dog Lake in rural Lake County, Oregon |
| Passengers | 3 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Fatalities | 4 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft type | Beechcraft Bonanza |
| Flight origin | Klamath Falls Airport |
| Destination | Coleman Lake Landing Area |
On October 28, 1947, Oregon Governor Earl Snell, second in line of succession Oregon State Senate President Marshall Cornett, and Oregon Secretary of State Robert S. Farrell, Jr. were killed in a crash of a Beechcraft Bonanza in stormy weather southwest of Dog Lake in rural Lake County, Oregon. The trio died along with the aircraft's pilot, who was taking them to an isolated area to hunt Canada geese. The tragedy propelled Oregon Speaker of the House John Hubert Hall to the Governorship of Oregon.
On October 28, 1947, a privately-owned Beechcraft Bonanza airplane piloted by veteran pilot Cliff Hogue, set out from Klamath Falls, Oregon, on a 70 mi (110 km) flight to take three prominent Oregon politicians on a trip to hunt Canada geese. The small party included three of the state's top five elected officials: Governor Earl Snell, the person second in succession to the Governorship, Senate President Marshall Cornett, and Secretary of State Robert S. Farrell, Jr.
Prior to departure the top Republican elected officials had dined together at the Klamath City home of Marshall Cornett. Pilot Hogue had checked by telephone at that time to confirm that weather conditions had cleared up in the Adel vicinity.
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