Accident Cessna 180 N....,
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Date:Wednesday 21 June 1961
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C180 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 180
Owner/operator:U.S. Forest Service
Registration: N....
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Tonto National Forest, AZ -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Fire fighting
Departure airport:Payson, AZ
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Mid-air collision between two spotter planes. One crashed. The other, a Beechcraft T-34 of the US. Forest Service landed safely at Payson AZ.

Sources:

Prescott Evening Courier 21 June 1961, p1
https://aircraft494.rssing.com/chan-15310983/all_p1.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Nov-2020 18:53 TB Added
04-Mar-2022 20:35 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Narrative]
12-May-2022 11:06 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative]
12-Nov-2022 02:35 Ron Averes Updated [Operator]
12-Nov-2022 07:19 Anon. Updated [Nature]
29-May-2023 22:02 Ron Averes Updated [[Nature]]
11-Aug-2023 11:35 harro Updated [[[Nature]]]
24-Sep-2023 05:32 Ron Averes Updated [[[[Nature]]]]
14-Nov-2023 04:05 Ron Averes Updated [Operator, Narrative]

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