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Other victims of the crash were: George Skakel Jr., 44, of Greenwich, Conn. a brother-in-law of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and a close friend of Mr. Werner's [...] Skakel was president of the Great Lakes Carbon Corp. of New York.
On October 3, 1955, a Douglas A-26-C, N 67148, departed its home base, Bridgeport, Connecticut, at 1245 with a crew only, [...] A stop was made at White Plains, New York, to pick up a passenger, Mrs. George Skakel, Sr. flight then proceeded to LaGuardia Field where Mr. George Skakel, Sr., an official of Great Lakes Carbon Corporation, boarded the aircraft. [...]The Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the loss of the aircraft's empennage as a result of an inflight fuel explosion in the aft section of the fuselage.
On October 3, 1955, a Douglas A-26-C, N 67148, departed its home base, Bridgeport, Connecticut, at 1245 with a crew only, [...] A stop was made at White Plains, New York, to pick up a passenger, Mrs. George Skakel, Sr. flight then proceeded to LaGuardia Field where Mr. George Skakel, Sr., an official of Great Lakes Carbon Corporation, boarded the aircraft. [...]The Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the loss of the aircraft's empennage as a result of an inflight fuel explosion in the aft section of the fuselage.
