| Date: | 30-AUG-1946 |
| Time: | c. 18:10 |
| Type: |  Bell P-39Q Airacobra |
| Owner/operator: | Skylanes Unlimited |
| Registration: | NX92847 |
| MSN: | 26E-188 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Lake Ontario, NY –  United States of America |
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Niagara Falls, NY |
| Destination airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:
“Cobra I” (#75) crashed into the water of Lake Ontario during high speed test flight for National Air Races in Cleveland, Ohio. Body of Bell test pilot Jack Valentine Woolams (29) recovered four days later.
Sources:
- Jack Woolams The Telegraph 31 August 1946, p2
- Aviation Safety Network Website
- Bell P-39Q Airacobra
