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| Date: | Thursday 11 October 1962 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-17G |
| Owner/operator: | Routh Aircraft Inc |
| Registration: | N3678G |
| MSN: | 17-8390 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | 24 mi E of Fallon, NV -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | Minden, NV |
Crashed into a hill (Mout Lincoln, Stillwater Mountains) during a violent wind storm and caught fire.
Sources:
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=PAC19621012.1.3&srpos=1377&e=26-04-1962-31-12-1962--en--20--1361-byDA-txt-txIN-Plane+crash-------
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-May-2024 12:46 | Cobar | Added |
| 15-Nov-2024 19:35 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, ] |
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