Accident description
Last updated: 25 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 19 JUN 1956 |
| Type: | Ford 4-AT-E Tri-Motor |
| Operator: | Johnson Flying Service |
| Registration: | N9642 |
| C/n / msn: | 4-AT-58 |
| First flight: | 1929-01-29 (27 years 5 months) |
| Engines: | 3 Wright J6-9 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Townsend, MT (United States of America) |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
The left engine ran rough and fell off during a crop dusting flight. The pilot managed to control the plane and carried out an emergency landing at Middletown, NY.
Events:
Sources:
» The Ford Tri-Motor 1926-1992 / William T. Larkins
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
