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| Date: | Monday 8 September 1958 |
| Time: | 19:15 |
| Type: |  Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina |
| Owner/operator: | Jim Routh Co for the U.S. Forest Service |
| Registration: | N9546C |
| MSN: | Bu46649 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | Avenales Ranch near Pozo, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | Ontario, CA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Converted "PBY" crashed into a mountain and destroyed during fire bombing at Pizo when right wing snapped after hitting a tree. Pilot Ashburn (Stuard) Kilgour (38) and co-pilot Arnel James Talbot (28) killed. Operated by James Routh for USFS.
Sources:
http://www.goodhall.com.au/warbirds-directory-v6/consolidated.pdf
Desert Sun 11 September 1958, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Mar-2017 17:57 | TB | Added |
| 19-Nov-2017 20:02 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Nov-2017 20:03 | TB | Updated [Time, ] |
| 18-Apr-2022 11:59 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, ] |
| 12-Nov-2022 01:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 12-Nov-2022 01:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 16-Sep-2023 11:38 | Ron Averes | Updated |
| 24-Sep-2023 05:51 | Ron Averes | Updated |
| 14-Nov-2023 04:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 11-Feb-2024 12:07 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
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