ASN Aircraft accident Ford 5-AT-B Tri-Motor N9606 Choteau Airport, MT (CII)
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Date:Wednesday 6 May 1953
Type:Silhouette image of generic TRIM model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Ford 5-AT-B Tri-Motor
Operator:Northwest Agricultural Aviation
Registration: N9606
MSN: 5-AT-4
First flight: 1928-10-24 (24 years 7 months)
Engines: 3 Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Choteau Airport, MT (CII) (   United States of America)
Phase: Takeoff (TOF)
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Choteau Airport, MT (KCII), United States of America
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
Drifted off the runway while attempting to takeoff in strong gusty winds. The airplane struck an embankment and caught fire.

Sources:
» The Ford Tri-Motor 1926-1992 / William T. Larkins


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