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| Date: | Saturday 3 August 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairchild F-24W46 |
| Owner/operator: | W and S Logging Co |
| Registration: | CF-FKR |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fraser River near Hixon, BC -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fraser River near Hixon, BC |
The float-equipped Fairchild 24W46 was involved in an accident. Crashed into a river on takeoff.
Sources:
https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=fonandcol&IdNumber=1249397
https://books.google.nl/books?id=VdxUAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA27&dq=hixon+plane&article_id=5142,951386&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjz3N2amfWKAxXngv0HHfkYKxgQ6AF6BAgIEAI#v=onepage&q=hixon%20plane&f=false
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jan-2025 13:21 | Cobar | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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