| Date: | Tuesday 14 July 1953 |
| Time: | 17:30 |
| Type: |  Ford 4-AT-E Tri-Motor |
| Owner/operator: | Johnson Flying Service |
| Registration: | N8400 |
| MSN: | 4-AT-62 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1929 |
| Engine model: | Wright J-6-9 Whirlwind |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1 km E of Basin, MT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
While spraying spruce bugworms the Tri-Motor struck a cable, part of which was caught round the tail and snagged a pylon during the forced landing, tearing the tail from the aircraft which crashed nose down.
Sources:
Air Britain Casualty compendium
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