Accident description
Last updated: 22 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 04 FEB 1963 |
| Type: | Convair C-131E (CV-440) |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 55-4758 |
| C/n / msn: | 345 |
| First flight: | 1956 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 20 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 6,5 km (4.1 mls) SE of Ogden-Hill AFB, UT (HIF) (United States of America)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ogden-Hill AFB, UT (HIF/KHIF), United States of America |
| San Bernardino-Norton AFB, CA (SBD/KSBD), United States of America |
A Convair C-131E transport plane sustained substantial damage in a forced landing near Ogden-Hill AFB, UT (HIF). The airplane suffered engine problems shortly after takeoff. One propeller was feather and the pilot decided to carry out a forced landing with the airplane ending up in a gully.
Sources:
» Airlinerlist.com
» Eugene Register-Guard - Feb 5, 1963
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Ogden-Hill AFB, UT to San Bernardino-Norton AFB, CA as the crow flies is 902 km (564 miles).
Distance from Ogden-Hill AFB, UT to San Bernardino-Norton AFB, CA as the crow flies is 902 km (564 miles).
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.
