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The SA-16 Albatross was abandoned by the crew when one engine failed while over Death Valley. The airplane continued until impacting a steep slope west of Towne Peak in the Panamint Range.
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accident date: 24-01-1952
type: Grumman SA-16A Albatross
registration: 51-001
accident date: 24-01-1952
type: Grumman SA-16A Albatross
registration: 51-001
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | jeudi 24 janvier 1952 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Grumman SA-16A Albatross |
| Compagnie: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Immatriculation: | 51-001 |
| Numéro de série: | G-74 |
| Année de Fabrication: | |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 6 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 6 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | 15 km (9.4 milles) ENE of Panamint Springs, Death Valley, CA ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | Mountain Home AFB, ID (MUO/KMUO), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| San Diego (unknown airport), CA, Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
The SA-16 Albatross was abandoned by the crew when one engine failed while over Death Valley. The airplane continued until impacting a steep slope west of Towne Peak in the Panamint Range.
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accident date: 24-01-1952
type: Grumman SA-16A Albatross
registration: 51-001
accident date: 24-01-1952
type: Grumman SA-16A Albatross
registration: 51-001
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