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| Date: | Monday 4 February 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Convair C-131E (CV-440) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 55-4758 |
| MSN: | 345 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 20 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 6,5 km SE of Ogden-Hill AFB, UT (HIF) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| San Bernardino-Norton AFB, CA (SBD/KSBD) |
A Convair C-131E transport plane sustained substantial damage in a forced landing near Ogden-Hill AFB, UT (HIF). The airplane suffered engine problems shortly after takeoff. One propeller was feather and the pilot decided to carry out a forced landing with the airplane ending up in a gully.
Sources:
Airlinerlist.com
Eugene Register-Guard - Feb 5, 1963
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