Accident Convair RB-58A Hustler 58-1023,
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Date:Friday 22 April 1960
Time:afternoon
Type:Silhouette image of generic hust model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Convair RB-58A Hustler
Owner/operator:United States Air Force (USAF)
Registration: 58-1023
MSN: 30
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Ogden, UT -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Test
Departure airport:Fort Worth, TX
Destination airport:Salt Lake City, UT
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Destroyed due to loss of control during normal flight due to data system failure. Crashed in the Great Salt Lake in northern Utah during a test flight. Last contact 14:22. One engineer (29) of the three civil crew bailed out. Pilot (38) and another engineer (30) died.

Sources:

- JF Baugher
The Victoria Advocat 24 April 1960, p54

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Apr-2013 08:42 Uli Elch Added
09-Apr-2013 09:02 Uli Elch Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Narrative]
21-Oct-2015 18:59 TB Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source]
21-Oct-2015 19:00 TB Updated [Source]
21-Oct-2015 19:01 TB Updated [Narrative]
09-Apr-2021 14:39 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Departure airport, Source]
21-May-2021 08:23 TB Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative]

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