ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 6855
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| Date: | Saturday 27 June 1970 |
| Time: | 07:48 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172E |
| Owner/operator: | Private owner |
| Registration: | N7735U |
| MSN: | 17251735 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Northway, AK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Fort Wainwright, AK |
| Whitehorse,Can | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
recovery date 7/18/70. Struck canyon slope that was probably obscured by rain showers.
Plane was being transported to Washington, DC by U.S. Army Major Jerry Boyd Holliday (brigade operations officer) and Captain James Ewell Echols III. Specialist Stephen P. Kline had hitched a ride with them.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
NARA U.S.Army Casualty Records; Find-a-Grave narrative (Echols)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Nov-2017 20:14 | Rodger Asai | Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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