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| Date: | Tuesday 1 December 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan |
| Owner/operator: | Aero Atlas Inc |
| Registration: | N6962C |
| MSN: | 4565 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Red Bluff, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | Red Bluff, CA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Tanker #27 suffered an engine failure on takeoff on fire bombing mission, hit trees and burned. Carried 2400 lbs of nitrate sulphate fire retardant. Fate of crew not reported. Date is possible the accident report date not the accident date (December is not fire season).
Sources:
http://goodhall.com.au/beech18-production/beech18-part-1.pdf
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=RBDN19591202.1.1&srpos=18&e=01-12-1959-31-12-1960--en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-Red+bluff-------
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Apr-2017 16:18 | mojga | Added |
| 29-Oct-2017 10:57 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Nov-2017 21:33 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, ] |
| 10-Nov-2017 09:24 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, ] |
| 10-Nov-2017 10:07 | TB | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Mar-2024 13:16 | Cobar | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, ] |
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