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| Date: | Wednesday 30 December 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Arabian American Oil Co |
| Registration: | N731A |
| MSN: | 974 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rub' al Khali area -
 Saudi Arabia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed near remote exploration camp in Saudi Arabian desert. Pilot, geologist and exploration driller. All US citizen.
Sources:
The Spokesman-Review 1 January 1960, p2
https://dhc-2.com/cn974.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Dec-2017 13:02 | TB | Added |
| 05-May-2022 16:17 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Phase, Source, ] |
| 05-May-2022 16:18 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 16-Oct-2025 18:26 | ASN | Updated [Location, Source, ] |
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