Accident Sikorsky C-6A 30-399,
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Date:Tuesday 25 July 1933
Time:12:10
Type:Sikorsky C-6A
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Corps (USAAC)
Registration: 30-399
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Oceanside, CA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:March Field, CA
Destination airport:Rockwell Field, San Diego, CA
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Seaplane crashed outside Oceanside following structural failure. Lost a wing at 3000ft.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
ABC (Sevilla) 27 July 1933, p34

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
31-Aug-2016 13:07 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]
25-May-2021 16:45 Cobar Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]

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