ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 104420
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| Date: | Monday 10 May 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Curtiss-Wright YC-76 Caravan |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-86918 |
| MSN: | 1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Okolona, KY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Louisville, KY |
| Louisville, KY | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Structural failure on test flight. Lost tail unit shortly after take-off from nearby Curtiss plant due to lack of securing bolts. Pilot Ed Schubinger, co-pilot John L. "Duke" Trowbridge and engineer Robert G. Scudder.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
- JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jun-2014 09:52 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Dec-2014 17:11 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Narrative] |
| 28-Dec-2019 09:08 | TB | Updated [Time, Cn, Phase, Nature, Narrative] |
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