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| Date: | Wednesday 17 July 1963 |
| Time: | 06:10 |
| Type: |  Snow S-2A |
| Owner/operator: | Butte County Mosquito Abatement |
| Registration: | N….. |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Oroville, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Richvale Airport, CA |
Lost control in a turn, crashed in a field and exploded.
Sources:
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=MR19630717.1.1&srpos=1134&e=31-12-1962-31-12-1963--en--20--1121-byDA-txt-txIN-Plane+crash-------
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jun-2024 11:21 | Cobar | Added |
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