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| Date: | Thursday 13 August 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky H-34 |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Aviation |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Russell Springs, KY -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Hit telefon post when low flying and crashed into water of Lake Cumberland.
Sources:
Folha da Manhã 15 August 1959, p1
El Litoral 15 August 1959, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Aug-2014 15:30 | Aerossurance | Added |
| 23-Aug-2014 16:48 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 03-Sep-2014 09:37 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Mar-2015 19:40 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 27-Oct-2017 19:21 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, ] |
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