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| Date: | Monday 23 April 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman SA-16A Albatross |
| Owner/operator: | USAF - 5th ARS/Flt.D |
| Registration: | 48-0602 |
| MSN: | G-18 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 2,4 km E of Mount Clemens-Selfridge AFB, MI (MTC) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Selfridge AFB, MI |
Emergency landing after an engine failure, hit trees and a building, crashed and caught fire.
USAF aircraft record card indicates 23 April1951 as the mishap date; the aircraft was still on charge of 3rd ARS/Flt.A in Japan on 6 April 1951, the date at which the accident was originally reported in the DB
Sources:
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
https://books.google.nl/books?id=oic_AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA21&dq=selfridge+plane&article_id=5073,1931473&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjt25mh2baMAxUi6gIHHbo1Lc4Q6AF6BAgFEAM#v=onepage&q=selfridge%20plane&f=false
USAF individual aircraft record card
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Apr-2025 11:15 | Cobar | Updated [Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-May-2025 11:32 | phlamberts | Updated [Date, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
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