ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 335349
| Date: | Monday 25 May 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman SA-16B Albatross |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 51-7173 |
| MSN: | G-223 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kings Canyon National Park, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Suffered engine failure and crashed while searching Kings Canyon National Park, CA for a missing Beechcraft Bonanza (N8449A). The crew bailed out.
Sources:
USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
Spokane Daily Chronicle - May 26, 1953
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