Accident Beechcraft JRB-4 (C-45) 90550,
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Date:Thursday 3 February 1949
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE18 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft JRB-4 (C-45)
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 90550
MSN: 7174
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Sierra Nevada, CA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Inyokern, CA (06:30)
Destination airport:Alameda, CA (08:30)
Narrative:
Crashed in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Wreckage found on April 22, 1949 in Indian Wells Canyon near Owens Peak. Two pilots and five civil scientists.

Sources:

El Tiempo 5 February 1949, p1
San Bernardino Sun 4 February 1949, p1
Madera Tribune 16 February 1949, p1
San Bernardino Sun 23 April 1949, p2
AAIR

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Apr-2014 20:02 TB Added
26-Apr-2014 18:54 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Damage, Narrative]
05-Dec-2017 16:16 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
05-Dec-2017 16:41 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Damage]
17-Jan-2018 19:35 Anon. Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
13-Feb-2018 19:51 TB Updated [Location, Narrative]
24-Sep-2022 16:28 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source]
02-Jun-2023 17:07 Cobar Updated [[Aircraft type, Registration, Source]]

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