ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 331797
| Date: | Monday 22 July 1968 |
| Time: | 17:57 |
| Type: |  Consolidated P4Y-2G Privateer |
| Owner/operator: | Avery Aviation |
| Registration: | N7974A |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near McGrath, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Crashed into mountain en route to a forest fire. The passengers did not have seat belts.
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
pilot in command - misjudged altitude and clearance
FACTOR(S)
terrain - high obstructions
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB File 3-4088
Location
Images:
photo (c) U.S. Coast Guard; in flight (publicdomain)
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