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| Date: | Saturday 1 July 1961 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-3B |
| Owner/operator: | Quality Helicopter Service, opf US Forest Service |
| Registration: | N…. |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ball Canyon near Ball Mountain, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Aerial patrol |
| Departure airport: | Kennedy Meadows, CA |
Hit trees and tumbled 100ft down a slope, wreck discovered July 5 1961.
Sources:
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=TULAR19610706.1.3&srpos=13&e=05-07-1961-31-12-1962--en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-Gilbreath-------
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Apr-2024 06:43 | Cobar | Added |
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