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| Date: | Sunday 12 October 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Vought OS2U-3 Kingfisher |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 5351 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Paradise, Arizona -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | El Paso, Texas |
| Tucson, Arizona |
Crashed during a ferry flight. The pilot died in the crash, but the passenger survived.
The left wing of the airplane struck a tree, causing it to crash onto the mountainside of Chiricahua Mountains.
Sources:
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/USNrptsType.htm#Database%20Notes
https://www.aircraftarchaeology.com/o2sukingfisher.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Apr-2021 18:05 | ASN archive | Added [, ] |
| 12-May-2021 10:02 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Apr-2024 17:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
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