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| Date: | Wednesday 26 March 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-2 |
| Owner/operator: | General Helicopters Inc |
| Registration: | N5160B |
| MSN: | 1978 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Near McClure Meadow, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | McClure Meadow, CA |
| Big Creek, CA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Missing in the High Sierras in bad weather, lost control and crashed into a mountain at 9500ft. Wreckage spotted two days later. Body of pilot (39) salvaged 8. April.
Sources:
Madera Tribune 28 March 1958, p1
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=OT19580329.1.3&srpos=35&e=27-03-1958-31-12-1958--en--20--21-byDA-txt-txIN-Helicopter-------
https://www.newspapers.com/image/702005055/?fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjcwMjAwNTA1NSwiaWF0IjoxNzMyODc5ODQ4LCJleHAiOjE3MzI5NjYyNDh9.RmbUtURN5baCj6ggUREe2EpcG_93M6VgDNTQd95Ybi0
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 November 1974 | N5160B | Alpine Helicop | 1 | Kingston, WA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2017 20:04 | TB | Added |
| 25-Nov-2017 19:54 | TB | Updated [Date, Registration, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Jan-2024 12:55 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Nov-2024 12:16 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Damage, ] |
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