# 1946 airplane crash in Illinois

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 12, 2009, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1946-airplane-crash-in-illinois/492815 "2009-04-12T04:43:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2009, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1946-airplane-crash-in-illinois/492815/1 "2009-04-12T04:43:35Z")

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[Link](http://www.bellinghamherald.com/354/story/867830.html)

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> SANDWICH, Ill. Two people flying in a 1946-era airplane died in a crash Saturday in north central Illinois, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
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> The single-engine aircraft went down in a corn field near the city of Sandwich, said FAA spokeswoman Elizabeth Isham Cory.
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> The DeKalb County coroner’s office identified the dead as Randall Hougham, 53, who was flying the plane, and passenger Lauren Hamilton, 22, both of Sandwich.
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> They were pronounced dead at the scene. The coroner’s office says the crash happened just north of the Sandwich Airport.

Does anyone happen to know what kind of airplane it was? It’s odd that they’d mention the year, but not the make and model.

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**Author:** ![Santos\_L\_Halper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/santos_l_halper/32/1_2.png) [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2009, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1946-airplane-crash-in-illinois/492815/2 "2009-04-12T05:18:48Z")

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The article says it was a [Ercoupe 415-C](http://www.youngeagles.org/photos/gallery.asp?action=viewimage&categoryid=17&text=&imageid=473&box=&shownew=).

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2009, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1946-airplane-crash-in-illinois/492815/3 "2009-04-12T05:19:59Z")

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> [@Santos\_L\_Halper](#):
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> The article says it was a [Ercoupe 415-C](http://www.youngeagles.org/photos/gallery.asp?action=viewimage&categoryid=17&text=&imageid=473&box=&shownew=).

:smack:

Either I completely missed it, or they updated the story.

Thank you.