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| Date: | Thursday 21 August 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman G-21A Goose |
| Owner/operator: | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service |
| Registration: | N720 |
| MSN: | B-144 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Philip Smith Mountains, Brooks Range, AK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Porcupine Lake, AK |
| Fairbanks, AK | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into mountain while flying in low visibility and exploded. Wreck discovered August 23 1979
Sources:
http://goosecentral.web.officelive.com/B144.aspx
https://www.fws.gov/staff-profile/clarence-j-rhode-1913-1958
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Jan-2011 04:41 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Nov-2022 02:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 30-Jul-2023 10:38 | Cobar | Updated |
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