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| Date: | Friday 30 September 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada U-1A Otter (DHC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army |
| Registration: | 58-1693 |
| MSN: | 304 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Orinda, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Monterey-Fort Ord AFB, CA |
| San Francisco/Presidio-Crissy Field, CA |
Struck the side of a fog shrouded hill at 1300 feet altitude.
The Ft. Ord Training Center commander and his deputy were killed in the crash, along with four others enroute to the Army-California football game.
Sources:
The Rock Hill Herald - Oct 1, 1960
armyaircrews.com
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