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| Date: | Monday 12 January 1959 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada L-20A Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 53-2806 |
| MSN: | 600/1349 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 14 mi N of Stehekin, WA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ellensburg AAF, WA |
| McChord AFB, near Tacoma, WA |
Crashed in mountainous terrain 90°off course. Capt. Wade L. Shankle Jr and Pvt. John A. Ardussi were killed. One H-21 helicopter (7935C) crashed during SAR operation. The aircraft with the bodies found summer 1959 by hunters mostly buried under snow. Aircraft rebuilt (crashed as N3790G 25.11.1978)
Sources:
http://www.dhc-2.com/cn600.html
http://washingtonwreckchasing.blogspot.com/search/label/Beaver
http://www.armyaircrews.com/fixed.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 November 1978 | N3790G | Tyee Airlines | 5 | near Hydaburg, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jul-2011 11:53 | TB | Added |
| 01-Aug-2011 13:57 | TB | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jul-2014 18:54 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
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