ASN Aircraft accident Grumman SA-16A Albatross 51-001 Panamint Springs, Death Valley, CA
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Date:Thursday 24 January 1952
Type:Silhouette image of generic U16 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Grumman SA-16A Albatross
Operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 51-001
MSN: G-74
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:15 km (9.4 mls) ENE of Panamint Springs, Death Valley, CA (   United States of America)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Mountain Home AFB, ID (MUO/KMUO), United States of America
Destination airport:San Diego (unknown airport), CA, United States of America
Narrative:
The SA-16 Albatross was abandoned by the crew when one engine failed while over Death Valley. The airplane continued until impacting a steep slope west of Towne Peak in the Panamint Range.

Sources:
» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
» Aircraft Wrecks in the Mountains and Deserts of the American West


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accident date: 24-01-1952
type: Grumman SA-16A Albatross
registration: 51-001
photo of Grumman-SA-16A-Albatross-51-001
accident date: 24-01-1952
type: Grumman SA-16A Albatross
registration: 51-001
 

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