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| Date: | Saturday 25 July 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 |
| Owner/operator: | Strand Flying Services |
| Registration: | N3124C |
| MSN: | 30923 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1954 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Groveland ranger station, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Small four-seat Cessna spun, crashed in a forest and caught fire while dropping equipment for Division of Foresty fire camp. Third occupant critical injured.
Sources:
San Bernardino Sun 26 July 1959, p5A
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Nov-2017 09:32 | TB | Added |
| 28-Apr-2022 18:09 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, ] |
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