ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 330087
| Date: | Friday 21 September 1973 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman HU-16E Albatross |
| Owner/operator: | United States Coast Guard |
| Registration: | 2123 |
| MSN: | G-350 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gulf of Mexico -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into Gulf of Mexico when a flare caught fire inside the plane and intense smoke incapacitated the crew.
Sources:
US Coast Guard Aircraft Serial Numbers
Location
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