Rocky Marciano
Date: | August 31, 1969 |
Location: | Newton, Iowa |
Aircraft: | Cessna 172H |
Reg: | N3149X |
Airline: | N/A |
Flight No: | N/A |
Fatalities: | 3: 3 |
The wreckage of a Cessna 172 in which boxer Rocky Marciano and two others were killed when it crashed in Newton, Iowa. The pilot, who was not instrument rated and had minimum night flying experience, took off at night despite warnings of a building storm front. Marciano was hitching a ride home to a planned birthday party. |