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| Date: | Sunday 8 December 1968 |
| Time: | 10:55 |
| Type: | Aero Commander 560F |
| Owner/operator: | Northwest Mooney Aircraft |
| Registration: | N6257X |
| MSN: | 1115-33 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Wolf Creek, MT -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Great Falls Mt |
| Missoula, MT | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Flew into known turbulence. Requested an altitude change. Pilot-loss of control for undetermined reason.
Recovery date 12/9/69.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Mar-2012 12:25 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 28-Mar-2012 12:25 | harro | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 27-May-2016 19:29 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Sep-2019 16:25 | Les | Updated [Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
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