ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 24840
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| Date: | Monday 30 May 1932 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Fokker Universal |
| Owner/operator: | Nat Browne |
| Registration: | NR1776 |
| MSN: | 421 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Puget Sound, WA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Boeing Field, WA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lost control while on an inflight refueling test, after a tail strike on the Fokker by the heavy gas hose prompted loads on the Universal that ripped the wing of and the aircraft crashed into Puget Sound. The two pilots bailed out. Aircraft to be used on a non stop Seattle to Tokyo flight ; accident East Boston, MA, 23.2.1932.
Sources:
World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
http://www.goldenyears.ukf.net/reg_N4.htm
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/500927396/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Feb-2011 09:28 | TB | Updated [Cn, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 06-Dec-2021 19:18 | Cobar | Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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