Incident Curtiss-Wright AT-9A Jeep 42-56882,
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Date:Wednesday 30 December 1942
Time:
Type:Curtiss-Wright AT-9A Jeep
Owner/operator:United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
Registration: 42-56882
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:10 mi NW of Hermosa, NM -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Demming, New Mexico
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The pilots flew into a box canyon from which there was no escape. The performed a crash landing and survived the crash.
The plane remains in storage at the Pima County Air Museum today, awaiting restoration.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
http://www.aircraftwrecks.com/pages/curtiss%20at-9a.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-May-2016 14:10 gerard57 Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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