ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 329883
| Date: | Thursday 27 June 1974 |
| Time: | 07:26 |
| Type: |  Consolidated P4Y-2B Privateer |
| Owner/operator: | SS&T Aerial Contractors |
| Registration: | N7237C |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Safford, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | Tucson (unknown airport), AZ |
| Tucson (unknown airport), AZ | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The PB4Y-2 struck trees and impacted a mountainside while fighting a fire.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - misjudged clearance
FACTOR:
terrain - high obstructions
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Images:
photo (c) Cole Deines; Safford, AZ; 30 June 2014
photo (c) Cole Deines; Safford, AZ; 30 June 2014
photo (c) William Wilson; Safford, AZ; 31 March 2015
photo (c) William Wilson; Safford, AZ; 31 March 2015
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