Accident Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan N6962C,
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Date:Tuesday 1 December 1959
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE18 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan
Owner/operator:Aero Atlas Inc
Registration: N6962C
MSN: 4565
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Red Bluff, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Fire fighting
Departure airport:Red Bluff, CA
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
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/timeContributorUpdates
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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