ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70876
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Date: | Friday 2 January 1948 |
Time: | 20:05 |
Type: | Grumman J4F-2 Widgeon (G-44) |
Owner/operator: | United States Coast Guard (USCG) |
Registration: | 32977 |
MSN: | 1331 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Signal Mountain, TN -
United States of America
|
Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | Memphis NAS (NQA) |
Destination airport: | Chattanooga (CHA) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:"While on a ferry flight from San Diego to the east coast, en route to Chattanooga following a fuel stop at NAS Memphis during a night flight, the aircraft struck the tree tops and crashed and burned on Signal Mountain."
Sources:
https://www.uscg.mil/history/AviationCasualties.asp http://www.gendisasters.com/tennessee/12663/signal-mountain-tn-coast-guard-plane-crash-jan-1948
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
01-Jan-2010 00:42 |
RokinRyan |
Added |
13-Jan-2011 15:12 |
TB |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location] |
13-Jan-2011 15:21 |
TB |
Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
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