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| Date: | Friday 15 December 1922 |
| Time: | 08:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH-4B |
| Owner/operator: | US Air Mail Services |
| Registration: | 249 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Porcupine Ridge, UT -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Salt Lake City, UT |
| Rock Springs, WY | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lost control in a downdraught and crashed into a 9,400ft high mountain. The pilot survived and hiked for 24 hours in sub zero temperatures to reach civilization. Aircraft retrieved 40 years later and rebuilt for the National Air and Space Museum.
Sources:
https://books.google.nl/books?id=8FtOAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA301&lpg=PA301&dq=air+mail++crash+grampian+pa+march+7+1925&source=bl&ots=eDn7WcUPCR&sig=ACfU3U0sLP5k7I1yygmyXpby7ZURBWI91w&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjC-LLfzqn0AhUxNOwKHaiHB5UQ6AF6BAgQEAM#v=onepage&q=Sellers&f=false
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Nov-2021 13:21 | Cobar | Added |
| 23-Nov-2021 13:23 | Cobar | Updated [Time, ] |
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