Narrative:
Struck a power cable and crashed at Loma Prieta Mountain, CA near Los Gatos, CA in overcast.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 6 April 1952 |
| Type: |  Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 17207 |
| MSN: | 13107 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Loma Prieta Mountain, CA ( United States of America)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
Struck a power cable and crashed at Loma Prieta Mountain, CA near Los Gatos, CA in overcast.
Sources:
» US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe BaugherPhotos
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