ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 344946
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| Date: | Saturday 6 March 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Taylorcraft BC-12D |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N43385 |
| MSN: | 7044 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Klamath River, near Happy Camp, Siskiyou County, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Happy Camp, Siskiyou County, CA |
The Taylorcraft BC-12D crashed into the Klamath River near Happy Camp in Siskiyou County, California, while attempting to locate a man who had gone down with his car over the basin. The two people on board were killed, including the county's deputy sheriff at the time.
Sources:
https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=222684
https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn85042470/1954-03-08/ed-1/seq-2/
https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn99063813/1954-03-08/ed-1/seq-1/
https://www.vvdailypress.com/story/opinion/columns/2010/03/03/remembering-siskiyou-county-deputy-sheriff/49529859007/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Aug-2023 12:05 | hmmptwizzle | Added |
| 04-Sep-2023 11:51 | Cobar | Updated |
| 04-Nov-2023 12:36 | hmmptwizzle | Updated |
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