ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 386522
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| Date: | Wednesday 11 January 1961 |
| Time: | 01:00 |
| Type: |  Grumman TBM-3E Avenger |
| Owner/operator: | Sonora Flying Service |
| Registration: | N6821C |
| MSN: | 6342 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 11 miles NE of Sonora, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | Columbia Airport, CA |
Crashed into a hill and caught fire in an apparent suicide. Aircraft taken without permission.
Sources:
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=OT19610111.1.1&srpos=2&e=11-01-1961-31-12-1962--en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-Vassar-------
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 September 1961 | N6821C | private | 1 | near Forbestown, CA | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2024 09:06 | Cobar | Added |
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