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| Date: | Saturday 20 January 1962 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  Kaiser-Frazer C-119G Flying Boxcar |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 53-8072 |
| MSN: | KF-175 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | ca 1 km SE of Ogden-Hill AFB, UT (HIF) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ogden-Hill AFB, UT (HIF/KHIF) |
| Ogden-Hill AFB, UT (HIF/KHIF) |
The Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar crashed shortly after takeoff from Ogden-Hill Air Force Base, Utah, USA. The aircraft departed at 09:20 hours local time to practice instrument approaches. Following one of these touch-and-goes, the aircraft veered left at an altitude of about 600 feet and impacted the ground close to Highway 193.
Sources:
San Bernardino Sun 21 January 1962, p1
Salt Lake Tribune January 22,1962
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